Word Meaning 優先

ゆうせん yuusen

優先 is read as ゆうせん (yuusen) and means preference.

Meaning

English

  1. preference
  2. priority
  3. precedence

Reading

Kana

ゆうせん

Romaji

yuusen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2497 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

優先権

ゆうせんけん

priority

優先度

ゆうせんど

degree of relative priority

優先使用語

ゆうせんしようご

preferred term

優先取組物質

ゆうせんとりくみぶっしつ

substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues)

優先語

ゆうせんご

preferred term

優先席

ゆうせんせき

priority seat

優先道路

ゆうせんどうろ

priority road

優先座席

ゆうせんざせき

priority seating

経時優先

けいじゆうせん

elapsed aging

行優先

ぎょうゆうせん

row-major (e.g. vector)

Example Sentences

10

Ladies first.

Do make older people the priority!

That's the number one priority.

That's our number one priority.

You should put safety before everything else.

You really don't have the right priorities!

We must put safety before anything else.

Of course I apologised, saying that the first appointment had priority.

Her conditions for choosing a marriage partner took priority.

When funds are limited, priorities need to be set.