Info on the Kanji 先 | What's a Kanji? |
| before, ahead, previous, future, precedence | |
| onyomi | SEN |
| kunyomi | saki |
| stroke count | 6 |
| grade | 1 |
| jlpt level | N5 |
| Example words with 先 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 先さき saki | previous / prior / former / some time ago / preceding / point / tip / end / nozzle / head / front / ahead / the other side / the future / hereafter / destination / the other party |
| お先おさき o saki | going before / the future |
| 一先いちさき ichi saki | for the present / once / in outline |
| 火先ひさき hi saki | flames / forefront of fire / flame tips |
| 後先あとさき atosaki | front and rear / before and after / both ends / beginning and end / order / consequences / context |
| 行先いきさき ikisaki | destination / whereabouts / address |
| 水先みずさき mizusaki | direction of a current / course of a ship |
| 先きさきき saki ki | previous / prior / former / some time ago / preceding / point / tip / end / nozzle / head / front / ahead / the other side / the future / hereafter / destination / the other party |
| 先ずまず mazu | first / to start with / about / almost / anyway / well / now / hardly |
| 先にさきに sakini | before / earlier than / ahead / beyond / away / previously / recently |
| 先学せんがく sengaku | academic predecessor / scholars of the past / senior scholar |
| 先金さききん saki kin | advance payment |
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| Example Sentences with 先 |
| 先程、どういうわけかマイクが入りませんでした。 私の物理の先生は授業をサボっても気にしない。 先週中国語を習い始めました。 例えば、たばこをぷかぷか吸う先生が、たばこを吸う生徒に注意してもその注意は矛盾しているだろう。 |
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