Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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(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

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Derived terms

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References

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