真っ先 (massaki) Japanese meaning: the very front | KotomoraHe is always the first to raise his hand.
I was standing at the very front of the line.
Usage patterns
真っ先に思いつくto be the first thing that comes to mind
When I hear about him, that incident is the first thing that comes to mind.
真っ先に駆けつけるto be the first to rush to the scene
The firefighters were the first to rush to the scene of the fire.
真っ先に手を挙げるto be the first to raise one's hand (volunteer)
〈人〉の名前が真っ先に挙がるfor someone's name to be the first mentioned (as a candidate)
When the teacher asked a question, she was the first to raise her hand.
His name was the first to come up as a successor.
