単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#11,917 most used

先制

せんせい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

initiative; preemption

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Right after the game started, our team scored first.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The first blow is half the battle.

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MEANING

1

head start; initiative; preemption

noun · する verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 先制 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

先生teacher; instructor; masterせんせい
宣誓oath; abjuration; pledgeせんせい · not in tangoya
専制despotism; autocracyせんせい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#11,917 most used

Written先制 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium