Early-ripening rice — a rice variety that matures and is harvested earlier than others.
この地域では早稲の品種を植えて、台風前に収穫することが多い。
In this region, they often plant early-ripening rice varieties and harvest before typhoons.
早稲は生育期間が短く、二期作に向いていることがある。
Early-ripening rice has a short growing season and is sometimes suitable for two harvests a year.
農家は気候に合わせて早稲と晩稲を使い分ける。
Farmers choose between early and late rice varieties according to the climate.
Early-ripening fruit or grain — varieties that bear fruit or mature earlier than typical varieties.
早生みかんは市場に夏の終わりごろから出回る。
Early-maturing mandarins appear on the market from around the end of summer.
農園では早生品種を選んで苗を植えた。
The farm chose early-ripening varieties to plant seedlings.
A person who matures physically or mentally at an early age — someone who is precocious or appears older than their years (often written 早生). Antonym: 奥手 (late to mature).
彼女は子どものころから落ち着いていて、周りから早稲だと言われた。
She was calm from childhood and was called precocious by those around her.
早稲の子は同年代よりも精神的にしっかりしていることが多い。
Precocious children are often mentally more mature than their peers.
彼は恋愛面でも早稲で、同級生より先に付き合い始めた。
He was precocious in relationships as well, starting to date before his classmates did.