1.
priority; preference; precedence
Treating something or someone as more important or giving them first consideration over others.
安全を優先する。
To prioritize safety.
歩行者優先の道路では車は徐行しなければならない。
On pedestrian-priority roads, vehicles must slow down.
仕事よりも家族を優先したいと考えるようになった。
I've come to want to prioritize family over work.
FORMATION: 優 (superior, excellent) + 先 (ahead, first). Literally 'ahead in superiority.'
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [A]を優先する (to prioritize A)
- [A]に優先する (to take precedence over A)
- [A]より[B]を優先する (to prioritize B over A)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 優先順位: priority ranking, order of priority
- 優先席: priority seating (on trains)
- 最優先: top priority
- 優先権: right of priority, priority rights
- 優先的に: preferentially, with priority