Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 優先(ゆうせん) in Japanese

優先
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ゆうせん
Romaji
yūsen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    preference; priority; precedence
    Example sentence
    勿論最初の約束優先いうこと謝った Of course I apologised, saying that the first appointment had priority.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

17 strokes

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

On'Yomi: ユウ, ウ

Kun'Yomi: やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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