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    3. 先回り

    先回り

    先さき回まわり​

    going on ahead

    KMT10News #44+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    先まわり

    さきまわり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    going on ahead, forestalling, anticipating, arrival before another

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    彼かれは私わたしの質しつ問もんに先さき回まわりして答こたえた。

    He anticipated my question and answered it.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かの女じょはいつも私わたしの考かんがえに先さき回まわりして行こう動どうする。

    She always acts by anticipating my thoughts.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    警けい察さつは犯はん人にんの逃とう走そう経けい路ろに先さき回まわりした。

    The police anticipated the criminal's escape route and got ahead.

    KMT10Daily LifePolitics & Law
    顧こ客きゃくのニーズに先さき回まわりして対たい応おうすることが、ビジネス成せい功こうの鍵かぎだ。

    Anticipating and responding to customer needs is the key to business success.

    KMT10Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    渋じゅう滞たいを避さけるため、私わたしたちは別べつの道みちに先さき回まわりした。

    To avoid traffic, we took another road, getting ahead.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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