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先制

Reading

Kana: せんせい
Romaji: sensei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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head start; initiative; preemption

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule

Example Sentences

先制(せんせい)一撃(いちげき)をすれば半分(はんぶん)()ったようなものだ。
➥The first blow is half the battle.
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試合(しあい)(はじ)まるとすぐに、(かれ)らは先制点(せんせいてん)をあげた。
➥The game had hardly started when they scored the first point.
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