Results, 先 #n
- 先☆【さき】前・先きirr.
noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:
- previous; prior; former; first; earlier; 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
「私の後から来る方は私に優る方である。私より先におられたからである。」といったのはこの方の事です。 This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
この先の丸くなった鉛筆では書けない。 I can't write with this dull pencil.
ここから先には行けません。 You cannot go any farther.
20マイル先に山の頂上が見えた。 We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.
で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。 And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.
Kanji definition:
- 先
- 常用1年JLPTN5
セン・さき・まず
before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
- Strokes:
- 6
- Radical:
- 儿 legs
- SKIP:
- 2-4-2
- UTF:
- 5148
- JIS208:
- 32-72
- Nanori:
- ぽん
- Hangul:
- 선 [seon]
- Pinyin:
- xiān
- Example words:
- 先生【せんせい】
- teacher; master; doctor; / with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; / previous existence
- 先月【せんげつ】
- last month
- 先進国【せんしんこく】
- advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
- 優先【ゆうせん】
- preference; priority; precedence
- 先発【せんぱつ】
- starting in advance; starting first; going first; going ahead; / starting (in team sports)
Partial results:
- 先生★【せんせい・せんじょうobs.】
noun:
- teacher; master; doctor - honorific language
suffix:
- with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific - honorific language
noun:
- previous existence [せんじょう] - archaism ➜ 前生
われわれの先生は真の意味で紳士です。 Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.
ぼくはジョーンズ先生に作文を直してもらった。 I had my composition corrected by Mr. Jones.
- 先☆【さき】前・先きirr.
noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:
- previous; prior; former; first; earlier; 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
「私の後から来る方は私に優る方である。私より先におられたからである。」といったのはこの方の事です。 This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
この先の丸くなった鉛筆では書けない。 I can't write with this dull pencil.
ここから先には行けません。 You cannot go any farther.
20マイル先に山の頂上が見えた。 We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.
で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。 And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.
- 先輩★【せんぱい】
noun:
- senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer ➜ 後輩【こうはい】
- 先日★【せんじつ】
adverbial noun / temporal noun:
- the other day; a few days ago
先日小学校のクラス会に出席した。 The other day I attended a class reunion of my elementary school.
- 先端★【せんたん】尖端
noun:
- pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
ヨーロッパとアフリカの西海岸をとおりすぎ、アフリカ南部の先端までとびます。 Past the west coasts of Europe and Africa to the tip of southern Africa.
- 先に★【さきに】曩に
adverb / noun:
- before; earlier than; first; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
- 先行★【せんこう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
- preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
稲光は雷の音に先行する。 The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
- 先だって☆・先達て【せんだって・さきだって】先立って【さきだって】
adverbial noun / temporal noun:
- the other day; some time ago; recently
expression:
- prior to; in advance of [さきだって] ➜ 先立つ【さきだつ】
先だって彼にあったときには、彼はとても元気だった。 The last time I saw him, he was very healthy.
- 先天的☆【せんてんてき】 Inflection
adjectival noun:
- inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary
- a priori ➜ アプリオリ
- 先代☆【せんだい】
noun:
- previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor
- predecessor
- previous age
- 先進国★【せんしんこく】
noun:
- advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
日本はエレクトロニクスの分野では他の先進国より先んじている。 Japan is ahead of other advanced countries in electronics.
- 先発★【せんぱつ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
- starting in advance; starting first; going first; going ahead ➜ 後発
- starting (in team sports) - Sports term
- 先進★【せんしん】
noun / ~の noun:
- seniority; advance; leadership
発展途上諸国と先進諸国が協力すれば戦争の勃発を防ぐことができる。 The developing world and the developed world can prevent a war from breaking out by helping each other.
- 先送り★【さきおくり】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- postpone
私は彼の叔父さんの死のことを彼に話すのを出来る限り先送りした。 I delayed telling him about his uncle's death as long as I could.
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