Practice JLPT
JLPT N1 Vocabulary

先さきに (sakini)

before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently

  • JLPT N1
  • adverb
  • Pitch 0
  • #14894 most frequent

Meaning

先に (さきに, sakini) is a JLPT N1 adverb meaning “before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently”.

Kanji in this word

先 before

Example sentences 12

では、 私わたしたちは 先さきに 出発しゅっぱつします。

We will leave before you then.

お 先さきにどうぞ。

Please go ahead.

新聞しんぶんを 先さきにどうぞ。

Please, you can have the paper first.

後悔こうかい 先さきに 立たたず。

It's too late for regrets.