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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
- —先役former post; former occupant of the post
- —先約prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
- —先妣(one's) late mother
- —先王previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
- —先鋭radical; acute; sharp
- —先学academic predecessor; scholars of the past; senior scholar
- —先天inherent; innate
- —先史prehistory
- —先回last time; the last; the preceding
- —先述aforementioned; above-mentioned
- —先公previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach
- —先秦pre-Qin period (of China)
- —先出aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
- —互先even game (esp. in go)
- —先生teacher; instructor; master; previous existence
- —先後before and after; earlier and later; order; sequence; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); black and white
- —先晩the other evening; a few nights ago
- —先蹤traces of a predecessor's deeds; precedent
- —先登going first; arriving first
- —先占prior occupation; acquisition by occupancy