先回り|さきまわりsakimawari[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 先回りする(さきまわりする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 先回りします(さきまわりします) |
| Negative (nai) | 先回りしない(さきまわりしない) |
| polite (masen) | 先回りしません(さきまわりしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 先回りせず・先回りせぬ(さきまわりせず・さきまわりせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 先回りした(さきまわりした) |
| polite (mashita) | 先回りしました(さきまわりしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 先回りしなかった(さきまわりしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 先回りしませんでした(さきまわりしませんでした) |
| Te form | 先回りして(さきまわりして) |
| Potential | 先回りできる(さきまわりできる) |
| Passive | 先回りされる(さきまわりされる) |
| Causative | 先回りさせる(さきまわりさせる) |
| Causative passive | 先回りさせられる(さきまわりさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 先回りすれば(さきまわりすれば) |
| tara | 先回りしたら(さきまわりしたら) |
| Volitional | 先回りしよう(さきまわりしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 先回りしましょう(さきまわりしましょう) |
| Imperative | 先回りしろ(さきまわりしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym先制せんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Striking first or scoring first in a match or contest, as in 「先制点」; competitive in flavor rather than general anticipation.
- Synonym先んじるさきんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on coming before something in time, as in 「時代に先んじる」, rather than anticipating another person's move.
- Synonym抜け駆けぬけがけCasualColloquial. Slipping ahead on your own behind your companions' backs, with a tinge of betrayal; more negative than 「先回り」.
- Synonym出し抜くだしぬくNeutralNeutral verb. Outmaneuvering someone by exploiting an opening or through deceit; more calculating than 「先回り」.
- Synonym先んずるさきんずるFormalFormal. The literary, classical form of 「先んじる」, with the same sense of preceding or forestalling.
- Related先取りさきどりNeutralNeutral. Getting something before it is due or being ahead of the trends; about obtaining early, not arriving first.
- Antonym遅れおくれNeutralNeutral antonym. Being later than others or behind schedule; the opposite of the one-step-ahead feel of 「先回り」.
Use 「先回り」 for getting somewhere before others or anticipating and acting in advance, as in 「先回りして待つ」「先回りして答える」. In competition, 「先制」; sneaking ahead behind companions' backs, 「抜け駆け」; getting things early or being ahead of trends, 「先取り」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


