先
Readings
Kana:
セン、さき、ま.ず
Romaji:
sen, saki, ma.zu
Name Reading
Kana:
ぽん
Romaji:
pon
Meanings
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
6
Radical Number:
10
Frequency:
173
Grade:
1
Skip Pattern:
2-4-2
Korean Reading:
seon
Chinese Reading:
xian1
Unicode:
5148
JIS:
4068
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2394
Nelson Index: 571
New Nelson Index: 350
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b3.7
Four Corner Index: 2421.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 49
Gakken Index: 201
Japanese Names Index: 280
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1349
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.1003
Remembering the kanji Index: 248
Busy People Index: 2.18
Kanji Way Index: 115
Kanji Flashcards Index: 16
Kodansha Compact Index: 145
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 43
Kanji in Context Index: 48
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1552
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2123
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 254
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 263
Essential Kanji Index: 65
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3046
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2457
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 33
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 54
Words
先
(さき)
previous; prior; former; 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
先生
(せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
先行
(せんこう)
preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
先端
(せんたん)
pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
先代
(せんだい)
family predecessor; previous age; previous generation
先
(せん)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
先発
(せんぱつ)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; going ahead; starting (in team sports)
先輩
(せんぱい)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
先頭
(せんとう)
head; lead; vanguard; first
先生
(シーサン)
boy