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    3. 待の先

    待の先

    待たいの​先せん

    seizing the initiative by counterattacking

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たいのせん

    Noun

    1.
    seizing the initiative by counterattacking
    martial arts

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    待
    ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)
    wait・depend on
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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