Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

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From +‎ +‎ 超す.

Idiom

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(さき)() (saki o kosu

  1. to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
    文句(もんく)()おうと(おも)ったら、(さき)()されて(あやま)られてしまった。
    Monku o iō to omottara, saki o kosarete ayamararete shimatta.
    That person apologized before I was about to complain.

Conjugation

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