Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先刻(せんこく) in Japanese

先刻
Kana Reading
せんこく
Romaji
senkoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    already; while ago
    Example sentence
    先刻承知 I've known it all along.

Examples of 先刻, せんこく in a sentence

  • 先刻承知

    I've known it all along.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: きざ.む, きざ.み

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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