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先

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • before
  • ahead
  • previous
  • future
  • precedence

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さき
  • ま.ず
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#341
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
儿#10 · legs

Components

Common Words

  • 先さきNoun
    point, tip, end
  • 先月せんげつNoun
    last month
  • 先生せんせいNoun
    teacher, instructor, master
  • 先進国せんしんこくNoun
    developed country, advanced country
  • 優先ゆうせんNoun
    preference, priority, precedence
  • 先発せんぱつNoun
    starting in advance, starting first, going first
  • 先にさきにAdverb
    previously, before, earlier
  • 先進せんしんno-adjective
    advanced, developed

Practice in Kanjiru

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