先ず

まず

adverb (fukushi)
  • first (of all)
  • to start with
  • about
  • almost
  • anyway
  • well
  • now
  • hardly (with neg. verb)

Related Kanji

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Example Sentences

The teacher said, "Above all, what is necessary for success is perseverance."
That team has little, if any, chance of winning.
Although the man's ideas are sound, because he can't express them well, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance of getting them accepted.
まず第一に、怠け者
In the first place, he's a lazy boy.
First catch your hare then cook him.