► 動詞
先立つ [(3)さきだつ] [liter] meaning: die rank: 3
☆ 彼女は夫に先立たれて息子夫婦と暮らしている ⇨ Her husband died, and now she lives with her son and his wife
☆ 彼は親に先立った ⇨ He died before his parents (☛ Die before someone, typically in family)
先立つ [(3)さきだつ] meaning: precede rank: 4
☆ オリンピックに先立って代表選手団の壮行会が行われた ⇨ A send-off ceremony was held for the national team preceding, right before, the Olympics
► 成句
先立つ [(3)さきだつ] [先立つ物] meaning: require rank: 4
☆ 事業を始めようにも先立つ物が無い (さきだつもの) ⇨ I want to start a new business but I don’t have the prerequisite, fund, resources