先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Grade Level
Grade 1
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
先生
せんせい
teacher, instructor
先輩
せんぱい
senior; superior; elder
先に
さきに
ahead, before, first
先
さき
ahead, first, previous
先ほど
さきほど
a little while ago, earlier
指先
ゆびさき
fingertip
先日
せんじつ
the other day, a few days ago
この先
このさき
ahead, from now on
優先
ゆうせん
priority; preference; precedence
その先
そのさき
beyond that; ahead; further
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