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先方

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せん)(ぽう) (senpōせんぱう (senpau)?

  1. the other party
    Synonym: 相手方 (aitekata)
    先方(せんぽう)政府(せいふ)との協議(きょうぎ)
    senpō seifu to no kyōgi
    consultation with [the other] government
    • 1956, Ukichiro Nakaya, クロス・ワーズ・パズル [Cross Word Puzzle]‎[1]:
      先方(せんぽう)(おどろ)いたと()われるが、(わたし)一層(いっそう)(おど)いた。(まこと)(おも)いがけない(とき)に、(おも)いがけない(ところ)で、(おも)いがけない(ひと)()うものである。
      Senpō mo odoroita to iwareru ga, watashi mo issō odoita. Makoto ni omoigakenai toki ni, omoigakenai tokoro de, omoigakenai hito ni au monode aru.
      She was surprised, too, but I was even more surprised. Truly, at such an unbelievable time, in such an unbelievable place, I ran into such an unbelievable person.
  2. the way ahead of oneself; one's destination
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1
かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さき)(かた) (sakikata

  1. the other party
    Synonym: 相手方 (aitekata)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN