率先

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Chinese

to lead; command; rate
to lead; command; rate; frequency
 
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
simp. and trad.
(率先) 		率 先

Pronunciation

Verb

率先

  1. to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (率先):
  • → Japanese: 率(そっ)先(せん) (sossen)
  • → Korean: 솔선(率先) (solseon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
率 先
そつ > そっ
Grade: 5 		せん
Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spellings
帥先 (uncommon)
卒先 (uncommon, proscribed)

Pronunciation

Noun

率(そっ)先(せん) • (sossen) ←そつせん (sotusen)?

  1. taking the initiative, taking the lead

Derived terms

Verb

率(そっ)先(せん)する • (sossen suru) ←そつせん (sotusen)?intransitive suru (stem 率(そっ)先(せん)し (sossen shi), past 率(そっ)先(せん)した (sossen shita))

  1. to take the initiative, to take the lead

Conjugation

Conjugation of "率先する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 率先し そっせんし sossen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 率先し そっせんし sossen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 率先する そっせんする sossen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 率先する そっせんする sossen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 率先すれ そっせんすれ sossen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 率先せよ¹
率先しろ² 		そっせんせよ¹
そっせんしろ² 		sossen seyo¹
sossen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 率先される そっせんされる sossen sareru
Causative 率先させる
率先さす 		そっせんさせる
そっせんさす 		sossen saseru
sossen sasu
Potential 率先できる そっせんできる sossen dekiru
Volitional 率先しよう そっせんしよう sossen shiyō
Negative 率先しない そっせんしない sossen shinai
Negative continuative 率先せず そっせんせず sossen sezu
Formal 率先します そっせんします sossen shimasu
Perfective 率先した そっせんした sossen shita
Conjunctive 率先して そっせんして sossen shite
Hypothetical conditional 率先すれば そっせんすれば sossen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
率先

Noun

率先 • (solseon) (hangeul 솔선)

  1. hanja form? of 솔선
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