先さき立だちTop 35000MeaningsNounAdverb1. beforeKanji used先before (timewise)立standing upPitch accentさきだちComposed of先さきpoint; tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; first; before; ahead (of); (the way) ahead; …Noun立たちdeparture; setting off; start; being used up; being consumed; being burnt out; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal; leading male role; …NounExamples1試し合あいにさきだち代々木よよぎ競きょう技ぎ場じょうで開かい会かい式しきが行おこなわれた。Before the match, an opening ceremony was held in the Yoyogi stadium.