真っ先 (まっさき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

真っ先 (まっさき) means foremost / at the head / first to do.

See example sentences below.

真っ先 at a glance

真っ先

まっさきmassaki

N2noun

foremost / at the head / first to do

真っ先まっさきmassakiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

foremost / at the head / first to do

Example 1

問題が起きると、彼は真っ先に助けに来る。

Translation

When a problem occurs, he is the first to come to help.

Example 2

新しい仕事には、真っ先に挑戦したい。

Translation

I want to be the first to take on the new job.