先
セン
さき • ま.ず
before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
Words
舌先三分
したさきさんぶ
- a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away n yoji
家庭優先
かていゆうせん
- giving one's family life priority over one's work n
率先垂範
そっせんすいはん
- set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow n yoji
先憂後楽
せんゆうこうらく
- worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler) n yoji
先手必勝
せんてひっしょう
- victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm exp yoji