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    3. 先んずれば人を制す

    先んずれば人を制す

    先さきん​ず​れ​ば​人ひとを​制せいす​

    the early bird gets the worm

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceMilitaryKanji Vocab33 strokes

    さきんずればひとをせいす

    Verb

    1.
    the early bird gets the worm
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    制
    system・law・rule
    Kanji
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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