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[さき()]
saki
noun, no adjective, noun, used as a suffix

Alternate Written Forms:

[さき()]
saki
[()·]
saki

English Meaning(s) for 先

noun
  1. point; tip; end; nozzle
  2. head (of a line); front
  3. first; before; ahead (of)
  4. (the way) ahead; beyond
noun, no adjective
  1. future
no adjective, noun
  1. previous; prior; former; recent; last
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. destination
noun
  1. rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
  2. the other party

Definition and Synonyms for 先

Hereafter the time yet to come
Synonyms: のち, さっき, これから, フューチャー, 今後, 以後, , , この先, お先, 先々, 先行, 先行き, 向後, 将来, , , , この後, 後々, 後々, 後ろ, 後の世, 後方, 後来, 御先, 未来, 末々, 来者, 自今, 行き先, 行く先, 行方, 行き方, 行き方
Point sharp end
Synonyms: そば, さっき, , , 先端, , , , 穂先, , , ,
Prong a pointed projection
Synonyms: さっき, ,
Priority preceding in time
Synonyms: さっき, プライオリティ, 優先, 優先権, ,
Point a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Synonyms: そば, さっき, , , 先端, 先頭, , , , 穂先, , , , ,
Terminal either extremity of something that has length
Synonyms: そば, さっき, , , 先っぽ, 先端, 外れ, 外れる, , 尻っぽ, 後端, 最後, , , , , 末つ方, 末梢, 末端, 棒先, 極端, , , , , , 端っこ, 端末
Front the side that is forward or prominent
Synonyms: フロント, , , , 前部, 前面
Front the immediate proximity of someone or something
Synonyms: そば, そば, , , , お前, 御先, 御前, 御前, 目の前, 面前
Tip the extreme end of something
Synonyms: さっき, , , 先っぽ, 先っちょ, 先端, 最先端
Front the side that is seen or that goes first
Synonyms: まとも, フロント, , , , 前部, 前面, 正面, , , 表側
Head the top of something
Synonyms: さっき, ヘッド, いただく, 上端, , , 先端, , 頂上, 頂点
Tip especially something pointed
Synonyms: さっき, , , 先っぽ, 先っちょ, 先端, 最先端

Meanings for each kanji in 先

» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence

Categories 先 is a member of

Time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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Projection any structure that branches out from a central support
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Side an extended outer surface of an object
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Mark a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
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Face a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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Terminal either extremity of something that has length
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Extremity the outermost or farthest region or point
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Proximity the region close around a person or thing
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Top the upper part of anything
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Earliness quality of coming early or earlier in time
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 先

Sample Sentences for 先

No one ran ahead of him.
I've never been beyond Okayama.
We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.
Do you have a number where we can contact you?
Father advanced me a week's allowance.

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