Kanji details for

 
Uses 6 strokes
Taught in grade 1

Search words that:
- start with 先
- end with 先
- contain 先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
KUN:
  • さき
    saki
  • ま.ず
    ma.zu
ON:
  • セン
    sen
Nanori:
  • ぽん
    pon
Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 1
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 564 results)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last month

noun
1.
teacher, instructor, master
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.(honorific language)
noun
3.
intimate or teasing form of address(familiar language, humerous)
4.
one's elder(archaism)(orig. meaning)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last week, the week before

noun, no-adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1.
previous, prior, former, first, earlier, some time ago, preceding
2.
point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle
3.
head (of a line), front
4.
ahead, the other side
5.
the future, hereafter
6.
destination
7.
the other party
Other readings:
【さき】
先き【さき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago(usually kana)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
the other day, a few days ago

adverb
1.
first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else(usually kana)
2.
probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually(usually kana)
3.
more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably(usually kana)
4.
anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being(usually kana)

noun
head, lead, vanguard, first
Other readings:
先登【せんとう】

noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
尖端【せんたん】
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