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先決

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 先決.

Dictionary

Entry

先決んけつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #15111
1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

Examples
君は煙草を吸うのをやめるのが先決だ。
First, you have to stop smoking.

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

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

7 strokesFrequency 71JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ケツ

Kun

き.める-ぎ.めき.まるさ.く

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