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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 |
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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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