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Kanji Detail for 先 - "ahead, before, first"

先

  • Meaning

    先 means "ahead, before, first."

    1. Ahead - In front; a position forward.

    2. Before - Earlier in time; previously.

    3. First - Primary; foremost.

    4. To precede - To go before; to take the lead.

    5. First - Initially; first of all; primarily.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    before; ahead; previous; future; precedence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    first, former, previous

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    first, former, previous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Before. As opposed to after. Referring to what is earlier in time. | Deceased persons are called 先. Such as 先君 (late lord), 先帝 (late emperor), 先嚴 (late father), 先兄 (late elder brother). | To precede. Comparatively earlier. Such as 先我著鞭 (getting a head start on me), 先事預防 (taking precautions beforehand). | Abbreviation for British shilling. In British currency, twelve pence equals one shilling.
  • Onyomitip

    sen(せん) せん

  • Kunyomitip

    ma.zu(まず) まず

    saki(さき) さき

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    儿 (ninnyo・hitoashi)

  • Related Keywords
    ahead before first previous prior former advance precede lead pioneer forerunner front tip end forward early future ancestor predecessor vanguard

Sentences including 先

  • What a good teacher mr hirayama is !

  • Did you inform your teacher of this?

  • I asked my teacher what to do next.

  • The teacher assented to our plan.

  • He won the prize last week.

  • You should act on your teacher's advice.

  • Send your baggage in advance.

  • Is he your teacher?

  • I wanna run away i don't know how to set me free to live.

  • He will be a good teacher.

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