Hayakawa

[ hah-yuh-kah-wuh ]

noun

1. S(amuel) I(chi·ye) [ih-, chee, -ey], 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
2. Ses·sue [sesh, -oo, se-, shoo], 1889–1973, Japanese film actor.

Example Sentences

Hayakawa, a Republican, was elected to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

"Toothed whales have undergone significant degenerations and adaptations to their aquatic lifestyle," said Hayate Takeuchi, a PhD student at Hokkaido University's Hayakawa Lab and first author of the study.

From Science Daily

Yoo learned about the history of actors of Asian descent in Hollywood: the unlikely early stars, like the silent-film heartthrob Sessue Hayakawa, and the decades of stereotyping and discrimination.

From New York Times

Hayakawa and his colleagues extended their investigations of the historical aurorae by combing through records in libraries, archives, and observatories around the world.

From Science Daily

Hayakawa comments: "Well, let us just say that it would be extremely challenging."

From Science Daily