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先着

せんちゃく

arriving first; first arrival; first come

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Examples

  1. 先着順に並んでください。

    せんちゃくじゅんにならんでください。

    Please line up in order of arrival.

  2. 先着百名様に記念品を差し上げます。

    せんちゃくひゃくめいさまにきねんひんをさしあげます。

    The first hundred guests will receive a souvenir.

  3. 席は先着順ですので、お早めにお越しください。

    せきはせんちゃくじゅんですので、おはやめにおこしください。

    Seating is first come, first served, so please arrive early.

  4. 申込みは先着順で、定員に達し次第締め切らせていただきます。

    もうしこみはせんちゃくじゅんで、ていいんにたっししだいしめきらせていただきます。

    Applications are handled in order of receipt and will close as soon as the quota is filled.

Common patterns

先着順
first come, first served; in order of arrival
先着◯名様
the first N customers
先着順に受け付ける
to accept in order of arrival

Memory tip

You will meet this almost exclusively in the advertising and notice-board phrases 先着順 and 先着◯名様 — it is the Japanese equivalent of "first come, first served". Compare 抽選 (by lottery), the other way limited goods get allocated.

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