This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セン、さき、ま.ず
Romaji: sen, saki, ma.zu
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Name Reading

Kana: ぽん
Romaji: pon
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Meanings

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Stroke Diagram

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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

(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
(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
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