Word Meaning 一足先

ひとあしさき hitoashisaki

一足先 is read as ひとあしさき (hitoashisaki) and means (a) step ahead.

Meaning

English

(a) step ahead
(a) jump ahead

Reading

Kana

ひとあしさき

Romaji

hitoashisaki

Writing Variants

ひと足先 ひとあしさき hitoashisaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 85302 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一足

ひとあし

a step

一足

いっそく

a pair (of shoes or socks)

一先ず

ひとまず

though not quite satisfactorily

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

一足飛び

いっそくとび

(at) one bound

一眼二足三胆四力

いちがんにそくさんたんしりき

firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

一本足打法

いっぽんあしだほう

one-legged batting stance

一足一刀

いっそくいっとう

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

一足違い

ひとあしちがい

barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)

一言

いちげん

single word

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

一夜

いちや

one night

Example Sentences

一足先に帰ります。

ひとあしさきにかえります。

I'll head home a little ahead of the others.

世界中のみなさん、大晦日はいかがお過ごしでしょうか？ここミレニアム島では一足先に新年を迎えました。

People of the world, how do you spend the last day of the old year? Here, on Caroline Island, we met the new year a little earlier than you did.