Kanji

先

先

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

儿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さき, まず

Nanori (Name Reading)

さき, すすむ, ひこ, ひろ, ゆき

Common Readings

セン, さき

Example sentences

先生 せんせい
先生に質問をしました。

I asked the teacher a question.

いる いる
部屋に先生がいる

The teacher is in the room.

先輩 せんぱい
先輩に仕事のやり方を教わった。

I was taught how to do the job by my senior.

なり なり
分からないことがあれば、先生なり先輩なりに聞いてください。

If there is something you do not understand, please ask a teacher or a senior.

先に さきに
先に申し上げた通り、計画に変更はありません。

As I mentioned earlier, there are no changes to the plan.

急用 きゅうよう
急用ができたので、先に失礼します。

I have some urgent business, so I'll leave now.

先 さき
この道の先に、古い寺があります。

At the end of this road, there is an old temple.

構う かまう
私に構わず、先に行ってください。

Don't mind me, please go ahead.

先ほど さきほど
先ほどお電話した者ですが、ご担当者様はおられますか。

I am the person who called a moment ago; is the person in charge available?

指先 ゆびさき
指先が冷えて、キーボードが打ちにくい。

My fingertips are cold, making it hard to type on the keyboard.

Example Vocabulary

先生

せんせい

teacher; master; doctor

先輩

せんぱい

senior; elder; mentor; one's superior

先に

さきに

previously; earlier; before

先

さき

tip; end; ahead; previous

先ほど

さきほど

a moment ago; a short while ago

指先

ゆびさき

fingertip; tip of a finger

先日

せんじつ

the other day; a few days ago

この先

このさき

ahead; from now on; in the future

優先

ゆうせん

priority; preference

その先

そのさき

beyond that; further ahead

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