Word Meaning 機先

きせん kisen

機先 is read as きせん (kisen) and means forestall.

Meaning

English

  1. forestall

Reading

Kana

きせん

Romaji

kisen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 21396 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

機先を制する

きせんをせいする

to beat someone to the punch

出先機関

でさききかん

branch office

機会

きかい

chance

機関

きかん

engine

機能

きのう

function

機構

きこう

mechanism

機長

きちょう

captain (of an aircraft)

機体

きたい

fuselage

機関車

きかんしゃ

locomotive

機動

きどう

maneuver (usu. of military force)

機運

きうん

opportunity

機種

きしゅ

model (of machine, device)

Example Sentences

1

We'd probably be best off beating them to the punch before they notice that fact.