Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 6

先

Meaning in English

before, ahead, previous

Readings

Onyomi: セン Kunyomi: さき, ま.ず Romaji: sen / saki, ma.zu

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

先

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese antes, adiante, anterior

Spanish antes, adelante, anterior

Korean 이전, 앞, 이전의

French avant, en avant, précédent

Italian prima, avanti, precedente

German vorher, voraus, zuvor

Indonesian sebelumnya, di depan, masa lalu

★ Vietnamese trước, phía trước, trước đó

Thai ก่อนหน้า, ข้างหน้า, ก่อนหน้า

Kanji

Related kanji

N3 光 kou / hika.ru, hikari ray, light, rayon N2 兆 chou / kiza.su, kiza.shi portent, 10**12, trillion N1 充 juu / a.teru, mi.tasu allot, fill, attribuer N2 児 ji, ni, gei / ko, -ko, -kko newborn babe, child, young of animals N4 兄 kei, kyou / ani elder brother, big brother, frère aîné N1 克 koku / ka.tsu overcome, kindly, skillfully N4 元 gen, gan / moto beginning, former time, origin N1 免 men / manuka.reru, manuga.reru excuse, dismissal, excuser N1 允 in / jou, makoto.ni, yurusu license, sincerity, permit

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 先輩 senpai senior, elder colleague N5 先生 sensei teacher N5 先週 senshuu last week N5 先月 sengetsu last month N5 先 saki ahead / previous / destination

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 先生に説明してもらいました Sensei ni setsumei shite moraimashita I received explanation from the teacher N3 彼はもう駅に着いているに違いないから先に行こう Kare wa mou eki ni tsuite iru ni chigainai kara saki ni ikou He must already be at the station so let us go ahead N3 会議に先立って資料を確認しておいた Kaigi ni sakidatte shiryou o kakunin shite oita Checked documents before meeting N4 先生は明日テストがあると言いました。 Sensei wa ashita tesuto ga aru to iimashita. The teacher said there will be a test tomorrow. N4 先生に質問を聞いてもらいました。 Sensei ni shitsumon o kiite moraimashita. The teacher listened to my question. N4 私は先生にほめられました。 Watashi wa sensei ni homeraremashita. I was praised by the teacher. N4 先生は学生に作文を書かせました。 Sensei wa gakusei ni sakubun o kakasemashita. The teacher made the students write an essay. N4 私は先生に漢字を覚えさせられました。 Watashi wa sensei ni kanji o oboesaseraremashita. I was made to memorize kanji by the teacher. N4 先生に対して失礼なことを言いました。 Sensei ni taishite shitsurei na koto o iimashita. I said something rude to the teacher.