漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

10Elementary year 16 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
さき
Meaning
ahead, previous

Origin

ORIGIN

A foot (止) above a person — the foot goes ahead, so 'ahead, first.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン先方・先生・率先
さき先・先立つ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 先生せんせい

    teacher

  • さき

    ahead, tip

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

先生が います。

There is a teacher.

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