に先立ち (ni sakidachi)

Meaning

    All JLPT 2 grammar : に先立ち(に先立ち, ni sakidachi), before, [Temporal noun]

    Example

    日本語意味
    試合にさきだち代々木競技場で開会式が行われた。Before the match, an opening ceremony was held in the Yoyogi stadium.
    話し合いのもとにするために、ミーティングに先立ち、皆様からいただいた提案をとりまとめてみました。I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
    聖者は爪先立ちでガンジスを渡った。The holy man tiptoed his way across the Ganges.
    私は爪先立ちで踊れる。I can dance on my toes.
    話し合いのもとにするために、ミーティングに先立ち、皆様からいただいた提案をとりまとめてみました。I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
    このミーティングの目的は、1月の商品企画会議に先立ち、新製品のプランを考えることです。The purpose of the meeting is to make a plan for a new product prior to the Product Development Meeting in January.

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    開会kaikaiopening of a meeting
    baplace, spot, scene
    daicost, price, generation
    競技kyougigame, match
    shikiequation, ceremony, style
    試合shiaimatch, game
    kitree
    話し合いhanashiaidiscussion; conference
    anidea, plan, thought
    提案teianproposal, suggestion
    minnaall, everyone
    sakiprevious, prior, former
    するsuruto do
    monoperson
    watashiI, me
    企画kikakuplanning; project; plan; design
    考えkangaethinking, thought, view
    目的mokutekigoal, purpose, aim
    sei-made, make
    製品seihinmanufactured goods
    商品shouhincommodity, goods
    会議kaigimeeting, conference
    考えるkangaeruto think about
    tsukimoon

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
    ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
    ダイ,タイか.わる, かわ.る, かわ.りsubstitute, change
    カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
    カイひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.きopen, unfold
    こころ.みる, ため.すtest, try
    ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
    シキstyle, ceremony, rite
    センさき, ま.ずbefore, ahead, previous, future, precedence
    はな.す, はなしtale, talk
    リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
    カイみな, みんなall, everything
    ヨウ,ショウさま, さんmanner, situation
    シャものperson, someone
    わた.る, -わた.る, わた.すtransit, ford, cross
    わたくし, わたしprivate, me
    ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
    ヒン,ホンしなgoods, article
    ガ,カク,エ,カイえが.く, かく.する, かぎ.るpicture
    コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
    モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
    シンあたら.しい, あら.た, あら-new
    deliberation, debate
    ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling

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