【先】(sen, saki/first, past, previous, future) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 先.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・sen　せん

For example,

・先端　sen-tan　せんたん
top
棒の先端
Tip of the stick
最先端の技術
State-of-the-art technology

・先頭　sen-tō　せんとう
lead, head, first
あなたはマラソンで先頭に立った
You have taken the lead in the marathon.

・先祖　sen-zo　せんぞ
ancestor

・優先　yū-sen　ゆうせん
priority
・優先席　yū-sen seki　ゆうせんせき
priority seats

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・saki　さき

For example,

・先　saki　さき
top
先がとがった鉛筆
pointy pencil
私は後から追いかけるので、あなたは先に行っててください
I'll catch up with you later, you go ahead.

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 人.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・first
・past
・previous
・front
・future

Radical

And the radical of this character is 儿　hitoahi/nin-nyo
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "先", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 先

Famous place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 先.

・先斗町　ponto-chō　ぽんとちょう
It is an entertainment district in Kyoto.
It is a place where you can feel Japaneseness and Kyoto-ness!

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 先

・矢　shi, ya　し、や
arrow

・失　shitsu, ushina-u　しつ、うしな-う
lose

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