Meaning

Primary

Arriving Ahead

Alternatives

Going Ahead, Anticipation

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

If you get there previous to something rotating (回り), you are arriving ahead, or going ahead in anticipation.

Reading

さきまわり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This consists of a couple kun'yomi readings put together. You can tell it's kun'yomi because of the hiragana sticking out at the end. In previous levels, you learned both the words and 回る (verb version of 回り). If you know those, you should be able to put them together to learn the reading of this word as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 先回りを心がける

    to try to arrive ahead

    先回りをする

    to anticipate, to arrive at a destination before another

    先回りをされる

    to have someone arrive before

Context Sentences

パトカーは先回りして白い車に向かった。

The police went ahead and headed to the white car.

先回りして、夜ごはんは作っておいたよ。

I went ahead and made dinner.

社長は、先回りして色々なことを行える人です。

The company president is a person who can do various things ahead.

Kanji Composition