先

previous, ahead, precede

意味 — Meanings

  • previous
  • ahead
  • precede

音読み — On'yomi

  • セン

訓読み — Kun'yomi

  • さき

部首 — Radicals

用例 — Examples (10)

  • 先生【せんせい】master, professional, victor
  • 先導者【せんどうしゃ】bellwether, luminary, leading light
  • 先取【せんしゅ】preoccupy, preempt, displace
  • 先行き【さきゆき】future, hereafter, futurity
  • 先端【せんたん】head, point, gunpoint
  • 行く先【ゆくさき】future, hereafter, futurity
  • 先見【せんけん】prescience, prevision, prediction
  • 先行【せんこう】precede, predate, lead
  • 先ず【まず】primarily, in the first place, earlier
  • 手先【てさき】instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
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