先ほど (さきほど) — a short while ago

先さきほど a short while ago

Frequency #604 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 1 3 characters adverb noun

sakihodo

さきほど

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. さきほど[0] heiban 平板

Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.

Post

Remember 先ほど

Create a free account, then return here to add this item to your deck for spaced repetition.

Grade 1 study is free. Other grades require Pro.

Create an account See plans

Meanings

a short while ago

Explained in simple Japanese

いまからすこし前(まえ)のとき。

Easy Japanese for learners, with furigana. AI-generated.

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

さき先 previous

Related Words

Words with 先 (24)

先(さき) saki ahead 先(せん)生(せい) sensei teacher 優(ゆう)先(せん) yuusen priority 先(せん)週(しゅう) senshuu last week 先(せん)輩(ぱい) senpai senior 先(せん)進(しん) senshin advanced 先(せん)頭(とう) sentou head 先(せん)月(げつ) sengetsu last month

See all on kanji page →

Remember 先ほど

Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

Related Words

Words with 先 (24)

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback

App language