Illustration: At the outdoor washbasin of a Japanese family home, two siblings are cleaning up after planting seedlings. The younger sister has washed first and now stands beside the basin, proudly spreading her clean fingers inside a hand towel.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

先さき

saki

first, before

Often used as 先に to mean doing something first. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 先さきにトイレ行いっといで。

    Please use the bathroom beforehand.

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  2. 私わたしの方ほうが先さきにそこに着つくから。

    I’ll get there before you will.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. どうして先さきに言いってくれなかったの？

    Why didn’t you tell me in advance?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 先

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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