Illustration in preparation
先に
さきに sakini Play N1 AdverbMeanings and examples
他の人や物事より時間的に早く、または順序が先であるさま。 先;在……之前;较早 before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
Example 1
私が先にそこへ着くよ。
我会先到那里。
I'll get there before you will.
Example 2
その情報は発表するより先に新聞に漏れた。
那条消息在公布之前就泄露给了报纸。
The information was given away to the newspaper prior to the announcement.
Kanji breakdown
先
N5before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
- On reading
- セン
- Kun reading
- さき、ま.ず
- Radical
- 儿
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