Word

先手

せんて
Common

Meanings

  1. Noun

    moving first; person with the first move

  2. Noun

    forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

  3. Noun

    sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

In Spanish

  1. anticipación; iniciativa; vanguardia de un ejército; mano (cartas); persona que abre una partida; jugador que sale primero (ajedrez, damas, shogi)

Kanji in this word

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