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先潜り (さきくぐり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
forestalling ; anticipating
Rare word meaning to act in advance of others, to preempt, or to anticipate something. Often used in competitive or strategic contexts. The kanji 先 (ahead) and 潜り (diving/slipping through) suggest slipping ahead of others.
競きょう
争そう
相あい
手て
の
動うご
き
を
先さき
潜くぐ
り
する
戦せん
略りゃく
が
有ゆう
効こう
だっ
た
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The strategy of anticipating the competitor's moves was effective.
Similar words 先さき 回まわ り 先回り is a more common word for going ahead or forestalling, often used in physical or strategic contexts. 先潜り is rarer and carries a nuance of slipping through or preempting in a more covert or anticipatory manner.
先さき 取ど り 先取り means taking or adopting something ahead of time, such as trends or payments. 先潜り focuses more on the act of getting ahead of others in action or anticipation.
Etymology Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead') and 潜り (kuguri, 'diving' or 'slipping through'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is rare and may have originated in specific contexts like military or competitive strategy.
