Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - special class
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
連中がこのことに気づかぬうち機先を制したほうがいいでしょう。We'd probably be best off beating them to the punch before they notice that fact.
Characters in this word
3機
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Dictionary and index codes (33)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4295.3 | Four corner code |
| 1859 | deroo |
| 6a5f | Unicode hex code |
| 1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1076 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 15561 | Morohashi |
| 453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 373 | sakade |
| 646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 476 | henshall3 |
| 631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 158 | crowley |
| 334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| ji1 | Pinyin reading |
| gi | Korean reading |
| n3 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 20 | WaniKani level |
先
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Dictionary and index codes (34)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3b3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2421.1 | Four corner code |
| 2457 | deroo |
| 5148 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-32-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2394 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 280 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 65 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1349 | Morohashi |
| 49 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | sakade |
| 16 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 43 | henshall3 |
| 54 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 115 | crowley |
| 48 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 2.18 | busy_people |
| 145 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 254 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| xian1 | Pinyin reading |
| seon | Korean reading |
| n5 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 4 | WaniKani level |
制
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dictionary and index codes (33)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 2443 | deroo |
| 5236 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-32-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 481 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1274 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 635 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1961 | Morohashi |
| 722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 823 | sakade |
| 357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 744 | henshall3 |
| 689 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 161 | crowley |
| 687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 425 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| zhi4 | Pinyin reading |
| je | Korean reading |
| n3 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 21 | WaniKani level |