Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せん)(せい) (sensei

  1. making the first move
    先制(せんせい)ゴールsenseigōrufirst goal (in soccer/football)
    先制(せんせい)攻撃(こうげき)sensei kōgekipre-emptive strike (in war)

Verb edit

(せん)(せい)する (sensei surusuru (stem (せん)(せい) (sensei shi), past (せん)(せい)した (sensei shita))

  1. to make the first move

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN