せん
先
せい
制

noun, takes する, transitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. head start, initiative, preemption.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
せい
制
 先制 せんせい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ　うえ　うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ