先
Readings
- On'yomi 音読み
- セン
- Kun'yomi 訓読み
- さきま.ず
Example words & Vocabulary
先月せんげつ
last month
先生せんせい
teacher, doctor
優先ゆうせん
preference, priority
先にさきに
before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently先頭せんとう
head,lead,vanguard,first
先週せんしゅう
last week
先輩せんぱい
senior
先日せんじつ
the other day,a few days ago
先さき
the future, previous
先端せんたん
pointed end,tip,fine point
先ずまず
first (of all),to start with,about,almost,hardly (with neg. verb)
先祖せんぞ
ancestor
真っ先まっさき
the head,the foremost,beginning
Example sentences 3
女性 優先。
Ladies first.
先刻 承知。
I've known it all along.
多武峰先徳。
Also called Tonomine Sentoku.