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Kanji 20: 先
Meaning:
In Japanese, 先 means “before”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | さき |
| Onyomi | せん |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see the footprint，
it means that someone has been here before.
So 先 means “before”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 先 | さき | before |
| Basic | 先生 | せんせい | teacher |
| Basic | 先週 | せんしゅう | last week |
| Basic | 先月 | せんげつ | last month |
| Basic | 先輩 | せんぱい | senior |
| Inter | 先程 | さきほど | a while ago |
| Inter | 優先 | ゆうせん | priority |
| Inter | 先日 | せんじつ | the other day |
| Inter | 先端 | せんたん | tip |
| Inter | 先進 | せんしん | advanced |
| Inter | 先行 | せんこう | precedent |
| Inter | 先頭 | せんとう | lead |
| Inter | 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor |
| Adv | 先立つ | さきだつ | to precede |
| Adv | 指先 | ゆびさき | fingertip |
| Adv | 祖先 | そせん | ancestor |
| Adv | 真っ先 | まっさき | first |
| Adv | 先方 | せんぽう | partner |
| Adv | 爪先 | つまさき | toe |
| Adv | 行き先 | いきさき | destination |
| Adv | 矢先 | やさき | tip |
| Adv | 先取り | さきどり | preemption |
| H_Adv | 先決 | せんけつ | prior decision |
| H_Adv | 口先 | くちさき | lips |
| H_Adv | 先例 | せんれい | precedent |
| H_Adv | 先送り | さきおくり | postponement |
| H_Adv | 勤め先 | つとめさき | work place |
| H_Adv | 宛て先 | あてさき | address |
| S_Adv | 鼻先 | はなさき | tip of nose |
| S_Adv | 舌先 | したさき | tip of tongue |
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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