Illustration: At a narrow footbridge over a neighborhood drainage stream, two friends arrive together on the same side. One steps back and extends an open palm, inviting the other to cross first.

JLPT N4adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

先さきに

sakini

first, before someone else

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしが先さきにそこへ着つくよ。

    I’ll get there before you will.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その情報じょうほうは発表はっぴょうするより先さきに新聞しんぶんに漏もれた。

    The information was given away to the newspaper prior to the announcement.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれが私わたしより先さきに水中すいちゅうに入はいった。

    He went into the water before me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 先

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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