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    3. 先決

    先決

    先せん決けつ

    deciding first

    KMT6News #13+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab13 strokes

    せんけつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    deciding first, settling (a matter) first, first priority

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    まず、この問もん題だいを先せん決けつしよう。

    First, let's settle this problem.

    KMT4Daily Life
    予よ算さんの確かく保ほがこのプロジェクトの先せん決けつ事じ項こうだ。

    Securing the budget is the first priority for this project.

    KMT6Business & Finance
    契けい約やく内ない容ようの確かく認にんが、商しょう談だんを進すすめる上うえでの先せん決けつだ。

    Confirming the contract details is the first priority for proceeding with business negotiations.

    KMT7Business & Finance
    顧こ客きゃくのニーズを理り解かいすることが、製せい品ひん開かい発はつの先せん決けつである。

    Understanding customer needs is the first priority in product development.

    KMT7Business & FinanceTechnology
    彼かれの提てい案あんは、現げん状じょうを打だ開かいするための先せん決けつ条じょう件けんとなるだろう。

    His proposal will likely become a prerequisite for breaking through the current situation.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    決
    き.める・-ぎ.め・き.まる・さ.く…(1)
    decide・fix・agree upon・appoint
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