Word Meaning 先走る

さきばしる sakibashiru

先走る is read as さきばしる (sakibashiru) and means to act first.

Meaning

English

  1. to act first
  2. to act precipitously
  3. to be rash
  4. to get ahead of oneself
  5. to jump the gun

Reading

Kana

さきばしる

Romaji

sakibashiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 22594 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先走り液

さきばしりえき

pre-cum

先走り汁

さきばしりじる

pre-cum

先駆ける

さきがける

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

先んじる

さきんじる

to precede

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

先週

せんしゅう

last week

先着

せんちゃく

arriving first

先方

さきかた

destination