Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先決(せんけつ) in Japanese

先決
Kana Reading
せんけつ
Romaji
senketsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    previous decision; predetermination; deciding in advance; first priority
    Example sentence
    打開策を見つけるのが先決だ。 In the first place we must find a way out of this.

Examples of 先決, せんけつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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決 JLPT 3

7 strokes

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く

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