Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先回り(さきまわり) in Japanese

先回り
Kana Reading
さきまわり
Romaji
sakimawari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
    Example sentence
    敵が攻撃しそうなところに先回りして手を打っておいた。 We anticipated where the enemy would attack.

Examples of 先回り, さきまわり 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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回 JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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