真っ先

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
さき
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ先 (kyūjitai)
まっ先
真先

Etymology

From 真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ (saki, first).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(さき) • (massaki

  1. the very first; the foremost

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN