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先んずれば人を制す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 先んずれば人を制す.

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Entry

先んずれば人を制すさきんずればひとをせいすExpressionGodan verbFreq #164894
1

Proverb

the early bird gets the worm

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

6 strokesFrequency 173JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

さきま.ず

Nanori

ぽん

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

system, law, rule

8 strokesFrequency 108JLPT N2Grade 5

On

セイ

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