Meaning of 先日 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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先日JLPT 3
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Kana Readingせんじつ
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Romajisenjitsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- the other day; a few days ago
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Example Sentences
先日, せんじつ used in context
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そして、つい先日迄、暗い感じだったのに、どこにもかしこにも花、花、花。
Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
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私も先日クリスマスプレゼントにちょっとしたものをあげました。
I also gave him a little something as a Christmas present the other day.
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先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。
The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.
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先日友達のところに立ち寄ったとき、玄関からは友達でなく、 その旦那が顔を出した。
The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.
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つい先日の列車事故においてはメーデーを出す間もなく、多くの方々が命を奪われた。
Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.
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The other day he said to me, "I will lend you this book tomorrow."
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