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先 kanji
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
セン
Kun readings
さきまず
Words with 先
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5先月Popularlast month
- N5先週Popularlast week; the week before
- N5先生Popularteacher; instructor; master; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; one's elder
- N4先輩Popularsenior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
- N3先日Popularthe other day; a few days ago
- N2先祖Popularancestor; forefather; foremother
- N2先端Popularpointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve); forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
- N2祖先Popularancestor
- N2先頭Popularhead (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
- N2先々月month before last
- N2先々週week before last
- N1先行Populargoing ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior; scoring first; getting off to a lead; stalker
- N1先代Popularprevious generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
- N1先着Populararriving first
- N1優先Popularpreference; priority; precedence; right of way
- N1先天的Popularinborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary; a priori
- N1先だってPopularthe other day; some time ago; recently
- N1先先月month before last
- N1先先週week before last
- —先駆Popularforerunner; precursor; pioneer; leader; outrider; outriding