Previous
Meaning
Primary
Previous
Secondary
Ahead, Before
Readings
On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
さき, ま
Notes
Groups
Remarks
Yuri says 先 means "near" because it can mean either "previous" or "ahead" depending on the word. Words like この先 use the "ahead" meaning.
Found In Vocabulary
- 先ず
- まず
- First Of All
- 先
- さき
- Tip
- 先々月
- せんせんげつ
- Month Before Last
- 先月
- せんげつ
- Last Month
- 先日
- せんじつ
- The Other Day
- 先生
- せんせい
- Teacher
- 先週
- せんしゅう
- Last Week
- 先回り
- さきまわり
- Arriving Ahead
- 鼻先
- はなさき
- Tip Of The Nose
- 優先
- ゆうせん
- Priority
- 先輩
- せんぱい
- Senior
- 先端
- せんたん
- Tip
- 先程
- さきほど
- A Little While Ago
- 先祖
- せんぞ
- Ancestors
- 刃先
- はさき
- Edge Of Blade
- 先頃
- さきごろ
- Recently
- 矛先
- ほこさき
- Point Of Spear
- 指先
- ゆびさき
- Fingertip