Refers to a small dish served at the beginning of a Japanese meal, often before the main courses. Common in kaiseki or traditional dining.
post-dating; later date
Used for documents, letters, or checks that are dated ahead of the actual date. Often seen in business or administrative contexts. Compare with 先日付け (さきひづけ).
See also: 先日付
Issue the invoice with a future date.
In kaiseki cuisine, a seasonal small dish is served as the appetizer.
I wrote a post-dated date on the check.
先日付け is a synonym for the post-dating sense, but 先付け is more common in modern business usage.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Simplified variant; common in business contexts.
Older form using 附; now uncommon.
Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead, before') and 付け (tsuke, 'attaching, assigning'). The appetizer sense likely derives from the idea of something served 'before' the main meal, while the dating sense comes from assigning a date that is 'ahead' of the present.