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先
JLPT N5 · Vocabulary
先 — “future; recent, previous”
先 (read
さき
) means
future; recent, previous
. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.
Reading
さき
Meaning
future; recent, previous
先 in a sentence
お
先
さき
にどうぞ。
After you, please.
The kanji in 先
先
before; former
Words that share a kanji with 先
先月
せんげつ
— last month
先週
せんしゅう
— last week
先生
せんせい
— teacher, professor; master; doctor
先輩
せんぱい
— senior (at school or work), elder
先日
せんじつ
— the other day, a few days ago
祖先
そせん
— ancestor, forefather
お先に
おさきに
— excuse me for going/leaving first
先おととい
さきおととい
— three days ago, two days before yesterday
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