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先ずは
まずは
1. [adv] [uk]
《more emphatic than まず》
▶ first of all
▶ to begin with
▶ before anything else
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1387240 【まず】 1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
2. [adv] [uk]
▶ probably
▶ most likely
▶ almost certainly
▶ virtually
3. [adv] [uk]
▶ more or less (satisfactory)
▶ on the whole
▶ reasonably
4. [adv] [uk]
▶ anyway
▶ at any rate
▶ for now (at least)
▶ for the time being



History:
7. A 2020-09-16 21:28:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2020-09-16 15:20:43  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj
  Comments:
Many adverbs can be broken down like that, though. We don't typically use exp if the kokugos give a part of speech. In this case, all of them go with adverb.
This has the same senses as 先ず.
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11,9 @@
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1387240">まず・1</xref>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<s_inf>more emphatic than まず</s_inf>
+<gloss>first of all</gloss>
+<gloss>to begin with</gloss>
+<gloss>before anything else</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
@@ -14,2 +22,19 @@
-<gloss>first of all</gloss>
-<gloss>to begin with</gloss>
+<gloss>probably</gloss>
+<gloss>most likely</gloss>
+<gloss>almost certainly</gloss>
+<gloss>virtually</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>more or less (satisfactory)</gloss>
+<gloss>on the whole</gloss>
+<gloss>reasonably</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>anyway</gloss>
+<gloss>at any rate</gloss>
+<gloss>for now (at least)</gloss>
+<gloss>for the time being</gloss>
5. A 2020-09-16 00:31:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I meant "adverb".
4. A 2020-09-15 06:03:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's 先ず + は, and I call it an expression (and an adjective).
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
3. A* 2020-09-14 22:30:16  Opencooper
  Refs:
daijs/koj/meikyo: [副]
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
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