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先せん制せい
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
No-adjective
1. head start; initiative; preemption
Kanji used
先before (timewise)制control
Pitch accent
せんせい
Used in vocabulary
先せん制せい攻こう撃げき
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
Noun
先せん制せい点てん
first goal; first point
Noun
Examples2
The first blow is half the battle.
The game had hardly started when they scored the first point.