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機先

Reading

Kana: きせん
Romaji: kisen
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Definition

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forestall

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Example Sentences

(かれ)機先(きせん)(せい)された。
➥He had the jump on me.
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連中(れんちゅう)がこのことに()づかぬうち機先(きせん)(せい)したほうがいいでしょう。
➥We'd probably be best off beating them to the punch before they notice that fact.
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