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先 — before, ahead, previous

N5 6 strokes #173 most common

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Readings

音 セン
訓 さき、まず
Meaning before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
नेपाली अगाडि · पहिले

How to remember it

खुट्टा (儿ひとあし) ले हिंड्दै अघि (先さき) बढ्ने।

Parts it is built from

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Practice sheets

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Words using 先

  • 先さきに earlier पहिले / अगाडि course
  • 先月せんげつ last month गत महिना course
  • 先生せんせい teacher शिक्षक course
  • 先週せんしゅう last week गत हप्ता course
  • 先輩せんぱい senior अग्रज (सिनियर) course
  • 先日せんじつ the other day अस्ति / केही दिन अघि course
  • 優先ゆうせん priority प्राथमिकता course
  • 先々さきざき distant future, inevitable future, places one goes to dictionary
  • 先安さきやす lower future quotations dictionary
  • 先駆せんく forerunner, precursor, pioneer dictionary

Example sentences

Excuse me for leaving before you.
म पहिले बिदा हुन्छु।
Last month, I saw a musical with a friend.
गत महिना, साथीसँग म्युजिकल हेरें।
I ask the teacher a question.
शिक्षकलाई प्रश्न सोध्छु।
I went to Kyoto last week.
गत हप्ता, क्योटो गएँ।