Illustration: At a riverside picnic shelter, one walker has already set down a backpack and settled onto the only occupied bench. Their companions are still approaching along the path, several strides short of the shelter, carrying folded mats and lunch bags.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

先せん着ちゃく

senchaku

arriving first

先着順 means first come, first served. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 先着せんちゃく順じゅんに並ならんでください。

    Please line up in order of arrival.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 先着せんちゃく10名様めいさまに差さし上あげます。

    We will give out the prizes to the first ten customers.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. また、トロッコ嵯峨さが・トロッコ嵐山あらしやま・トロッコ亀岡かめおかでの当日発売とうじつはつばいもあって、先着せんちゃく順じゅんで発売はつばいされるが、紅葉こうようシーズンなどの繁忙期はんぼうきはすぐに売うり切きれる。

    Tickets for Saga Torokko Station, Arashiyama Torokko Station and Kameoka Torokko Station may be purchased on the day; these tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis, but may sell out fast during peak seasons such as autumn, when the leaves change color.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 先着

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず
  • 着wear; arriveOnチャク・ジャクKunきる・きせる・つく

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