先 (さき) — ahead, previous, tip
先
ahead
Frequency #157
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
1 character
no-adjective
noun
saki
さき
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
さき[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- ahead
- previous
- tip
Explained in simple Japanese
- ほそい ものの いちばん はしの ところ。
- 前の ほうに ある ところ。
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Adjective forms
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