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JLPT N1 · Adverb

さきに (sakini)

さきに is a Japanese adverb meaning “previously; before”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さきに
Romaji
sakini
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently · adverb
  2. first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier · adverb
  3. beforehand; in advance; ahead of time · adverb

Example sentences

私が先にそこへ着くよ。
I'll get there before you will.
Tatoeba #167611
その情報は発表するより先に新聞に漏れた。
The information was given away to the newspaper prior to the announcement.
Tatoeba #208920

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1387280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.