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先 — previous, ahead, before

さき先 previous

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes school

U+5148 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #173 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #248 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

previous
ahead
before
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さき・ざき saki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

先(さき) saki ahead 先(さき) ほど sakihodo a short while ago 先(さき) 立(だ) つ sakidatsu to precede この先(さき) konosaki from now on 目(め) 先(さき) mesaki before one's eyes 先々(ざき) sakizaki in the future 先(さき) 行(ゆ) き sakiyuki future 行(い) き先(さき) ikisaki destination

せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

先(せん) 生(せい) sensei teacher 先(せん) 月(げつ) sengetsu last month 先(せん) 日(じつ) senjitsu the other day 先(せん) 人(じん) senjin predecessors 先(せん) 週(しゅう) senshuu last week 先(せん) 頭(とう) sentou head 先(せん) 行(こう) senkou preceding 先(せん) 方(ぽう) senpou the other party

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

先(ま) ず mazu first of all

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儿 human legs

𠂉 hairpin

Used as component in (1)

あらう洗 wash

Compound ideograph (会意). 儿 (person's legs, walking) below a component suggesting the front. A person stepping ahead.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#10 儿 legs

先 — previous, ahead, before

Meanings

word

さき・ざき saki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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先 — previous, ahead, before

Meanings

word

さき ・ざき saki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

さき・ざき saki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).