先
Kanji 先: meaning "previous, ahead", readings, stroke order
The kanji 先 means "previous, ahead". On'yomi: セン; kun'yomi: さき. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.
Readings
- Meaning
- previous, ahead
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- さき
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- JLPT N5
- Official status
- Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Words with 先
- 先週 せんしゅう — Last week
- 先生 せんせい — Teacher
- 先月 せんげつ — Last month
- 先 さき — future; recent, previous
- 先輩 せんぱい — senior members of a group
- 先日 せんじつ — the other day, a few days ago
- 先行 せんこう — preceding, going first
- お先に おさきに — before, after you
- 先程 さきほど — a little while ago
- 先々月 せんせんげつ — month before last
- 先々週 せんせんしゅう — 2 weeks before
- 先祖 せんぞ — ancestor
Stroke order · 6 strokes
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