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Kanji: 先 Radical: 儿 (にんにょう) : セン; さき; before, precede
Joyo grade: 1 Stroke count: 6 Index in Nelson dictionary: 571 Index in Halpern dictionary: 2394
Japanese Reading English
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)/