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Kanji literal and JLPT

Kanji Details for 先

JLPT 5
Strokes count

Strokes: 6

Radicals

Radicals:

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before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  • セン
  • さき
  • ま.ず

Popular Words With This Kanji

  • 先, 前, 先き

    previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding

    point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle

    head (of a line); front

    ahead; the other side

    the future; hereafter

    destination

    the other party

  • 先, 前, 先き

    previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding

    point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle

    head (of a line); front

    ahead; the other side

    the future; hereafter

    destination

    the other party

  • 先ず

    first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now

    hardly (with neg. verb)