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真っ先

まっ先、 真先

Reading

Kana: まっさき
Romaji: massaki
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Definition

1

the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Example Sentences

(わたし)()(さき)(はは)にそれを()げた。
➥I told it to my mother first and foremost.
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(かれ)名前(なまえ)成績表(せいせきひょう)()(さき)()ていた。
➥His name headed the list.
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地震(じしん)()たら、()(さき)(なに)をしますか。
➥When an earthquake occurs, what will you do first?
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健二(けんじ)はいつも()(さき)学校(がっこう)()る。
➥Kenji is always the first to come to school.
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あすの(あさ)まっさきにそれを片付(かたづ)けます。
➥I'll do that first thing in the morning.
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少年(しょうねん)(いえ)(かえ)ると()(さき)(はは)にそのことを()げた。
➥The boy told his mother about it first of all when he got home.
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