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Meaning of 先に in Japanese
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先に, 曩にJLPT 1
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Kana Readingさきに
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Romajisakini
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
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Examples of 先に, 曩に, さきに in a sentence
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Please let us know your company's thoughts on this matter first.
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He went into the water before me.
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I can beat you to the station.
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I'll get there before you will.
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I can beat you to the station.
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バイキングのほうがコロンブスより先にアメリカを発見したと言われている。
It is said that the Vikings anticipated Columbus in discovering America.
Related Kanji
先
JLPT 5
6 strokes
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず