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先 (さき): future; recent, previous — Japanese vocabulary

先 is read さき and means "future; recent, previous". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

先

Reading
さき · saki
Translation
future; recent, previous
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
さきが

Example

お先に失礼します。

おさきにしつれいします。

I'm leaving first.

Kanji in this word

  • 先 — previous, ahead

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