先 : before, ahead

Readings

• せんsenon'yomi
• さきsakikun'yomi

How to remember it

Before, SAKE bottles used a cross as a stopper, made no SEN-se!

Example sentence

先に行きます

I will go ahead.

Compound words

• 先生senseiteacher
• 先月sengetsulast month
• この先kono sakiahead, beyond this point

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