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先

6 strokes in total

JLPT N5 Grade 1 before

📖 English Meaning

hereafter, prong, priority, terminal, point, head, tip

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
さき　さっき　せん　すすむ
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Romaji:
saki　sakki　sen　susumu
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On'yomi:
セン
Kun'yomi:
さき <外>ま(ず)
Character Meanings
先 first, former, previous
Radical
儿
ひとあし・にんにょう
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Compound Words with 先
先々 さきざき
先々代 せんせんだい
先々日 せんせんじつ
先々月 せんせんげつ
先々週 せんせんしゅう
先がけ さきがけ
先ごろ さきごろ
先ざき さきざき
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先々 hereafter
先がけ initiate, forerunner, trailblazer
先ざき hereafter
先ず most importantly, foremost, earlier, probably, first, approximately, well, primarily, anyways
先ずは anyways
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