Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

    先を争って人が出口に殺到した。
    There was a mad rush toward the exit.

Also written 先をあらそって【さきをあらそって】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

contend, dispute, argue

Kun
あらそ.ういか.でか
On
ソウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
271 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2n4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2750.7Four corner code
2547deroo
4e89Unicode hex code
1-33-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
69New Nelson (John Haig)
2030New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2523Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1749Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1154Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
271A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
344Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
311Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
236Morohashi
529A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
302Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
302Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451sakade
295Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
558henshall3
467Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
107crowley
361Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
274Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1162Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng1Pinyin reading
jaengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level