まず

mazu

first of all

adverb

Also written 先ず

Chinese meanings

首先

Examples

Furigana

バリウムをまず一ひと口くち飲のんでください。
First, swallow one dose of barium.
请先喝一口钡剂。
Tatoeba #197862
まず私わたしに話はなさせてください。
Please let me speak first.
请先让我说。
Tatoeba #195599

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9c0ee7cfcc'); // まず

{
  "id": "9c0ee7cfcc",
  "word": "まず",
  "reading": "まず",
  "romaji": "mazu",
  "meanings": [
    "first of all"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1387240,
  "other_forms": [
    "先ず"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "バリウムをまず一口飲んでください。",
      "furigana": "バリウムをまず{一口|ひとくち}{飲|の}んでください。",
      "en": "First, swallow one dose of barium.",
      "tatoeba_id": 197862
    },
    {
      "ja": "まず私に話させてください。",
      "furigana": "まず{私|わたし}に{話|はな}させてください。",
      "en": "Please let me speak first.",
      "tatoeba_id": 195599
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8ac9b7f53bee3b69e6174256b40ec98df7bc00062742cde7ec7e026b7a8621f7",
    "meanings": [
      "首先"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "バリウムをまず一口飲んでください。",
        "zh": "请先喝一口钡剂。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "まず私に話させてください。",
        "zh": "请先让我说。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/9c0ee7cfcc",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5eea215d5b23660ebb9572710f53cafdccb664b2b598f512da04d8e58dfac7be"
  }
}