先攻

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んこー [sèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

(せん)(こう) • (senkōせんこう (senkou)?

  1. going first (in an offensive–defensive competition)
Antonyms

Verb

(せん)(こう)する • (senkō suruせんこう (senkou)?suru (stem (せん)(こう) (senkō shi), past (せん)(こう)した (senkō shita))

  1. to go first (in an offensive–defensive competition)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1
せ > ぜ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 先攻 – see the following entry: さきぜめ

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References

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