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先: ahead

ahead; previous; tip
6 strokesElementary · Grade 1 (10級)in 139 words here

Readings

On
セン
Kun
さき・まず

さき alone (ahead; tip; beyond): 駅の先(えきのさき). せん for "previous" or "senior": 先月(せんげつ), 先生(せんせい), 先輩(せんぱい).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

先生せんせいteacher
先月せんげつlast month
先週せんしゅうlast week
先輩せんぱいsenior (colleague)
先さきahead; tip

Example sentences

Last month I bought a new bicycle.

Past the station there is a small library.

A senior from my club taught me kindly.

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