Japanese symbol for “anticipating”
先回り
さきまわり
Romaji: sakimawari
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
In Japanese, anticipating is 先回り, read さきまわり (sakimawari).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
Written forms: 先回り、先まわり. Readings: さきまわり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anticipating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先読み | さきよみ sakiyomi | foreseeing; anticipating; predicting the future |
| 先潜り | さきくぐり sakikuguri | forestalling; anticipating |
| 期望 | きぼう kibou | looking forward to; anticipating |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
| 先週 | せんしゅう senshuu | last week; the week before |
| 先月 | せんげつ sengetsu | last month |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.