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せんて先手sente
  1. Noun

    moving first; person with the first move

  2. forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

    see 後手

  3. sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

    Go (game)Shogisee 後手

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先手さきてsakite

Nounfront lines; vanguard

先手必勝せんてひっしょうsentehisshou

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

先手を取るせんてをとるsentewotoru

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto take the initiative

先手を打つせんてをうつsentewoutsu

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' endingto forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate · to play the first move (e.g. in go)

Kanji

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手hand4 strokes · Jōyō先before, ahead6 strokes · Jōyō

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彼が何か言いかけたが先手を打ってやった。

He started to say something, but I beat him to it.

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