Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先立ち(さきだち) in Japanese

先立ち
Kana Reading
さきだち
Romaji
sakidachi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    before
    Example sentence
    試合にさきだち代々木競技場で開会式が行われた。 Before the match an opening ceremony was held in the Yoyogi stadium.

Examples of 先立ち, さきだち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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立 JLPT 5

5 strokes

stand up, rise, set up, erect

On'Yomi: リツ, リュウ, リットル

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-, た.てる, -た.てる, た.て-, たて-, -た.て, -だ.て, -だ.てる

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