真っ先

Japanese
Kanji in this term
真 先
ま
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”) +‎ 先 (saki, “first”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まっさ​き [màssáꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) まっさき​ [màssákíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠kʲi]

Noun

真(ま)っ先(さき) • (massaki) 

  1. the very first; the foremost

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