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N5 Kanji 20: 先

Meaning of kanji 先:

In Japanese, 先 means “before”.

How to read kanji 先:

Kunyomiさき
Onyomiせん

How to write kanji 先:

Origin of kanji 先:

You can see the footprint，
it means that someone has been here before.
So 先 means “before”.

Development of kanji 先:

Vocabulary containing kanji 先:

WordReadingMeaning
先さきbefore
先生せんせいteacher
先週せんしゅうlast week
先月せんげつlast month
先輩せんぱいsenior
先程さきほどa while ago
優先ゆうせんpriority
先日せんじつthe other day
先端せんたんtip
先進せんしんadvanced
先行せんこうprecedent
先頭せんとうlead
先祖せんぞancestor
先立つさきだつto precede
指先ゆびさきfingertip
祖先そせんancestor
真っ先まっさきfirst
先方せんぽうpartner
爪先つまさきtoe
行き先いきさきdestination
矢先やさきtip
先取りさきどりpreemption
先決せんけつprior decision
口先くちさきlips
先例せんれいprecedent
先送りさきおくりpostponement
勤め先つとめさきwork place
宛て先あてさきaddress
鼻先はなさきtip of nose
舌先したさきtip of tongue

Example Sentences of kanji 先:

彼女かのじょは先生せんせいを見み送おくりに駅えきに行いきました。
She went to the station to see her teacher off.

彼女かのじょは一足先ひとあしさきに教きょう室しつに戻もどった。
She returned to the classroom a little earlier.

私わたしたちは彼かれを良よい先輩せんぱいとして尊敬そんけいしている。
We respect him as a good senior.

先さきに進すすむべき時ときが来きました。
It is time for me to move on.

彼女かのじょは先せん週しゅうの水曜すいよう日びから病びょう気きです。
She has been sick since last Wednesday.
More Example Sentences of kanji 先

Note:

N5 words containing kanji 先: 先月、先週、先輩、先生、先

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One thought on “N5 Kanji 20: 先”

  1. Soul--Fist says:

    先に行って。Will go after you
    先に話して。Talk after you

    リリは先月のモナコに行った。Lili went to Monaco last month.
    エイダは先週のアンブレラのアネットに会った。Ada met someone last week of Umbrella name’s Annette.
    シャリの先生はいいじゃない。Sherry’s teacher is not good

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