| 先生 | せんせい | teacher, doctor |
| 先
週 | せんしゅう | last week |
| 先月 | せんげつ | last month |
| 先
| さき | tip |
| 先 | さき | (adj-no,n,n-suf,pref)
point (e.g. pencil)/destination/tip/end/nozzle/head (of a line)/the first
priority/the future/objective/sequel/remainder/the other
party/future/previous/prior/former/(P)/ |
| 先
| せん | (adj-no,n)
the future/priority/precedence/former/previous/old/late/ |
| 先々 | さきざき | (n-adv,n-t) formerly/a few years ago/ |
| 先々 | まま | well, well/ |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | (n-t) month before last/ |
| 先ず | まず | (adv) first (of all)/to start with/about/almost/hardly
(with neg. verb)/anyway/well/now/(P)/ |
| 先ず
以て | まずもって | (adv) first of all/in the first place/ |
| 先ず先ず | まずまず | (adj-na,adv) tolerable/ |
| 先だって | せんだって | (n-adv,n-t) recently/the other day/(P)/ |
| 先つ祖 | さきつおや | ancestor/ |
| 先に
| さきに | (adv,n)
before/earlier than/ahead/beyond/away/previously/recently/(P)/ |
| 先に | せんに | (adv) formerly/ |
| 先に
通す | さきにとおす | (exp) to let (a person) pass first/ |
| 先の世 | さきのよ | previous existence/ |
| 先の祖 | さきのおや | ancestor/ |
| 先の総理大臣 | さきのそうりだいじん
| former prime minister/ |
| 先の日 | さきのひ | (n-adv) the other day/a few days ago/ |
| 先を越す | せんをこす | (exp) to take the initiative/to forestall/ |
| 先んじる | さきんじる | (v1) to precede/to forestall/to anticipate/ |
| 先んずる | さきんずる | (v5z) to go before/to precede/to forestall/to
anticipate/ |
| 先安 | さきやす | (n) lower future quotations/ |
| 先鋭 | せんえい | (adj-na,n) radical/acute/sharp/ |
| 先鋭化 | せんえいか
| (n) radicalization/become a
radical/ |
| 先王 | せんおう | (n) the late king/the preceding king/good ancient
kings/ |
| 先王 | せんのう | (n) the late king/the preceding king/good ancient
kings/ |
| 先回り | さきまわり | (n) going on ahead/forestalling/anticipating/arrival
before another/ |
| 先覚 | せんかく | (n) learned man/pioneer/ |
| 先覚者 | せんかくしゃ
| (n) seer/pioneer/leading spirit/enlightened
person/ |
| 先学 | せんがく | (n) academic predecessor/scholars of the past/senior
scholar/ |
| 先学期 | せんがっき
| last semester/ |
| 先議 | せんぎ | (n) initiative/prior consideration/ |
| 先議権 | せんぎけん
| (n) right to prior consideration/ |
| 先客 | せんきゃく | (n) the preceding visitor/ |
| 先金 | さきがね | (n) advance payment/ |
| 先駆 | せんく | (n) forerunner/pioneer/outrider/pilot
car/herald/precursor/(P)/ |
| 先駆け | さきがけ | (n) charging ahead of others/the first to
charge/pioneer/forerunner/harbinger/ |
| 先駆ける | さきがける | (v1) to be the first/ |
| 先駆者 | せんくしゃ
| (n)
harbinger/forerunner/herald/pioneer/ |
| 先君 | せんくん | (n) previous ruler/ancestors/ |
| 先決 | せんけつ | (n) previous decision/(P)/ |
| 先決問題 | せんけつもんだい | question to be settled first/ |
| 先月 | せんげつ | (n-adv,n-t) last month/(P)/ |
| 先見 | せんけん | (n) foresight/anticipation/(P)/ |
| 先見の明 | せんけんのめい
| foresight/anticipation/ |
| 先見者 | せんけんしゃ
| seer/ |
| 先
賢 | せんけん | (n) ancient sage/(P)/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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