先付(さきづ)け

さきづけ
noun
postdating; advance dating; appetizer; first course (in kaiseki cuisine)
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1. postdating; advance dating
Writing a future date on a document, check, or other item, so that it becomes effective at that later date.
小切手(こぎって)を先付(さきづ)けで切(き)った。
I wrote the check with a future date.
先付(さきづ)けの領収書(りょうしゅうしょ)は受(う)け付(つ)けられない。
A postdated receipt will not be accepted.
先付(さきづ)けにすることで、支払(しはら)い日(び)を先(さき)に延(の)ばすことができる。
By postdating, you can push the payment date further out.
2. appetizer; first course (in kaiseki cuisine)
The opening dish served at the beginning of a kaiseki or traditional Japanese multi-course meal, typically a small, seasonal appetizer.
先付(さきづ)けは季節(きせつ)の食材(しょくざい)を使(つか)った小鉢(こばち)だった。
The appetizer was a small dish using seasonal ingredients.
懐石料理(かいせきりょうり)の先付(さきづ)けには旬(しゅん)の味(あじ)が凝縮(ぎょうしゅく)されている。
The appetizer course of kaiseki cuisine captures the essence of the season.
コースが始(はじ)まり、まず先付(さきづ)けとして豆腐(とうふ)の上(うえ)に梅(うめ)ソースを添(そ)えた一品(いっぴん)が出(で)てきた。
The course began, and first, as an appetizer, a dish of tofu topped with plum sauce was served.

Two distinct meanings sharing the same word.

SENSE 1 (postdating): Formed from 先(さき) (ahead/future) and 付(つ)ける (to attach/put). Refers to marking a document with a date in the future. Common in business and financial contexts.

SENSE 2 (kaiseki appetizer): In 懐石料理(かいせきりょうり) (kaiseki cuisine), the 先付(さきづ)け is the opening course, served before everything else. It sets the tone and showcases the season's flavors. The name literally means "served first." This sense is also written as 先附(さきづ)け.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 日付(ひづけ): date
  • 懐石料理(かいせきりょうり): kaiseki cuisine
  • 前菜(ぜんさい): appetizer; hors d'oeuvres (Western-style)
  • 八寸(はっすん): assorted appetizer plate (another kaiseki course)

Related Words

Related: 日付(ひづけ) (date)
Related: 前菜(ぜんさい) (appetizer)
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Added 2026.4.19 21:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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