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先

before
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingさき、ま.ず
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

先月先週先生先輩先日先程先祖先端先頭祖先先々月お先に

Radicals and components

Radical儿legsComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

cow (牛) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 263

Compound words

先月せんげつ
last month
先週せんしゅう
last week; the week before
先生せんせい
teacher; instructor; master; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
先輩せんぱい
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
先日せんじつ
the other day; a few days ago
先祖せんぞ
ancestor; forefather; foremother
先端せんたん
pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
祖先そせん
ancestor
先頭せんとう
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
お先におさきに
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
軒先のきさき
edge of the eaves; house frontage
口先くちさき
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth
指先ゆびさき
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
春先はるさき
beginning of spring
刃先はさき
edge of blade
先々さきざき
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
先ずまず
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else; probably
先にさきに
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
先安さきやす
lower future quotations
先駆せんく
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; leader; outrider
先決せんけつ
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
先見せんけん
foresight; anticipation
先遣せんけん
sending ahead
先行せんこう
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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