Word Meaning 先を争って

さきをあらそって saki o arasotte

先を争って is read as さきをあらそって (saki o arasotte) and means fighting to be first.

Meaning

English

fighting to be first
scrambling to take the lead

Reading

Kana

さきをあらそって

Romaji

saki o arasotte

Writing Variants

先をあらそって さきをあらそって sakioarasotte

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 70514 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先陣争い

せんじんあらそい

competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

先だって

せんだって

the other day

先立って

さきだって

prior to

先勝

さきがち

day that is lucky in the morning, but not in the afternoon (in the traditional calendar)

先進国

せんしんこく

advanced (developed) country

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

先決

せんけつ

deciding first

先祖

せんぞ

ancestor

先例

せんれい

precedent

先入観

せんにゅうかん

preconception

先頃

さきごろ

recently

先程

さきほど

a short while ago