Vocabulary

What does 先着 (せんちゃく, senchaku) mean?

先着 (せんちゃく, senchaku) means first-come, first arrival.

Quick facts
Readingせんちゃく
Romajisenchaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せんちゃく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsenchaku

first-come, first arrival

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive arriving first
  2. 2noun first to arrive
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive moving first

Example sentences

  • We will give a commemorative gift to the first 100 people.

  • This event accepts participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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