先
セン
さき, ま.ず
Strokes: 6
Radicals: ノ儿土
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
先 [さき] (n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding, (2) point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle, (3) head (of a line), front, (4) ahead, the other side, (5) the future, hereafter, (6) destination, (7) the other party
先生 [せんせい] (n) (1) teacher, master, doctor, (suf) (2) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
目先 [めさき] (n) near future, immediate, before one's eyes, under one's nose
先月 [せんげつ] (n-adv,n-t) last month
先日 [せんじつ] (n-adv,n-t) the other day, a few days ago
口先 [くちさき] (n) (1) lip service, mere words, professions, (2) lips, mouth, snout, proboscis
先人 [せんじん] (n) predecessor, pioneer, ancestor
先見 [せんけん] (n,vs) foresight, anticipation
先行 [せんこう] (n,vs,adj-no) preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority
店先 [みせさき] (n) store front
先方 [せんぽう] (n) (1) companion, other party (side), he, she, they, (2) destination, (3) person in front
先週 [せんしゅう] (n-adv,n-t) last week, the week before
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