01
先生
せんせい
teacher
Meanings
- before
- ahead
- previous
- future
- precedence
Readings
Onyomi
- セン
Kunyomi
- さき
- ま.ず
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Useful words
02
先週
せんしゅう
last week
03
先月
せんげつ
last month
04
先日
せんじつ
the other day
05
先輩
せんぱい
senior
06
先に
さきに
ahead
Compare Kanji
01前Pair94%in front, beforeBefore and in front form the clearest direction-time pair.02後Pair92%behind, backAfter is the natural counterweight to 先.03進Meaning82%advance, proceedGoing forward connects with the ahead sense of 先.04初Meaning80%first time, beginningFirst and beginning sit near the earlier-in-time side of 先.05早Meaning76%early, fastEarly time gives another route into the “before” meaning.06元Meaning68%beginning, former timeFormer and origin echo the older, earlier flavor of 先.
Appears in Decks
Spark Set
The First Week Deck
First Week Kanji gives new learners a 47-card runway for early daily practice.
Practice in DeckSpark SetPosition 47Life Set
People Around You
People Around You collects 25 kanji that fit people around you.
Practice in DeckLife SetPosition 14Time Set
Past and Future
Work through 20 kanji built around past and future words.
Practice in DeckTime SetPosition 3Time Set
Before and After
Before and After gathers 16 kanji centered on sequence, before, and after.
Practice in DeckTime SetPosition 5Society Set
School Kanji
School Kanji collects 53 kanji that fit school and academic life.
Practice in DeckSociety SetPosition 9Society Set
Titles and Roles
Titles and Roles keeps the lesson tight with 44 kanji on titles and social roles.
Practice in DeckSociety SetPosition 6Wordcraft Set
Compound Powerhouses
Compound Powerhouses gathers 99 kanji centered on compound building.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 81Wordcraft Set
High-Utility 250
High-Utility 250 gathers 250 useful kanji for broad review.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 170Shadow Set
Kanji With Too Many Readings
Kanji With Too Many Readings keeps the lesson tight with 28 kanji on crowded readings.
Practice in DeckShadow SetPosition 24