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Kanji 先 - before, previous

Kanji 先 meaning and readings

Kanji 先 means before, previous, ahead. Onyomi readings are セン (sen) . Kunyomi readings are さき (saki), ま (ma).

JLPT N5Grade 1
Stroke order animation for kanji 先

Stroke order animation (6 strokes)

Stroke Order Diagram

Each box shows the kanji up to that stroke. Red dot indicates stroke start point.

Readings of 先

音On'yomi (音読み)

セン(sen)

訓Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さき(saki)
ま(ma)
Japanese kanji 先 in different fonts

先 in different fonts

Vocabulary with 先

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teachersensei先生せんせい
last weeksenshuu先週せんしゅう
Common words containing the kanji 先

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