What does this Japanese mean?

Some Japanese idioms can be hard to understand.

But even in the JLPT exams, these aspects of language are tested.

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

「矢継ぎ早」って、どういう意味？

What does this phrase 「矢継ぎ早」（やつぎばや）mean?

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～ 3 below.

① ゆっくりした　slow
② とぎれがちな intermittent, often interrupted
③ 次々とはやい　quickly one after another

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

③　次々とはやい　quickly one after another

◆ Today's expression

矢継ぎ早（やつぎばや）　rapid-fire, fast and furious

◆ Example Sentence

社長は、社員の矢継ぎ早の質問に答えられなかった。

The president was unable to answer the employee's barrage of questions.

◆ Etymology

The word　矢継ぎ "yatsugi" refers to the act of continuing to put the next arrow on the bow after shooting one arrow, and the word "yatsugi-haya" refers to a rapid succession of arrows.