Word Meaning 先んじる

さきんじる sakinjiru

先んじる is read as さきんじる (sakinjiru) and means to precede.

Meaning

English

to precede
to forestall
to anticipate

Reading

Kana

さきんじる

Romaji

sakinjiru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 後れる Rank 21788 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先駆ける

さきがける

to do (something) before (something or someone else)

先走る

さきばしる

to act first

先取点を挙げる

せんしゅてんをあげる

to score the first point

先細る

さきぼそる

to taper off

先手を取る

せんてをとる

to take the initiative

先取る

さきどる

to take (something) before (someone else)

先に進める

さきにすすめる

to proceed with

先月

せんげつ

last month

先生

せんせい

intimate or teasing form of address

先行き

さきいき

the future

先日

せんじつ

the other day

先に

さきに

beforehand