後先

Reading

Kana: あとさき

Romaji: atosaki

Definition

noun

1

front and rear; before and after; both ends; beginning and end; order; consequences; context

Kanji

後

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Example Sentences

後先(あとさき)をよく考(かんが)えて物(もの)を言(い)え。

➥Weigh your words well.

後先(あとさき)考(かんが)えず、とりあえずやってみるか。後(ご)は野(の)となれ山(やま)となれ、だよ。

➥Let's just try it. Who cares what happens afterward? There's no sense thinking too much about that.