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    3. 先勝

    先勝

    先せん勝しょう

    scoring the first point

    KMT10News #37+1Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    せんしょうせんかちさきがち

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    scoring the first point, winning the first game

    Noun

    2.
    day that is lucky in the morning, but not in the afternoon (in the traditional calendar)

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    今きょ日うは先せん勝しょうなので、午ご前ぜん中ちゅうに大だい事じなことを済すませよう。

    Today is a Sensho day, so let's finish important things in the morning.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    柔じゅう道どうの試し合あいでは、先せん勝しょうした方ほうが有ゆう利りになることが多おおい。

    In judo matches, the one who scores the first point often gains an advantage.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    友とも引びきや先せん勝しょうなど、六ろく曜ようを気きにする人ひとは多おおい。

    Many people care about rokuyō, such as Tomobiki and Sensho.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    結けっ婚こん式しきの日ひ取どりを決きめる際さい、先せん勝しょうの午ご前ぜん中ちゅうを選えらぶカップルもいる。

    When deciding on a wedding date, some couples choose the morning of a Sensho day.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    先せん勝しょうの日ひは午ご前ぜんが吉きちとされ、午ご後ごを避さける傾けい向こうがある。

    On a Sensho day, the morning is considered auspicious, and there is a tendency to avoid the afternoon.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    勝
    か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)
    victory・win・prevail・excel
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