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Meaning of 先制(せんせい) in Japanese

先制
Kana Reading
せんせい
Romaji
sensei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    preempt; head-start (of several runs) (baseball)
    Example sentence
    先制一撃すれば半分勝ったようなもの The first blow is half the battle.

Examples of 先制, せんせい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

system, law, rule

On'Yomi: セイ

Kun'Yomi:

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