先 xiān
adverb
: first
: former, previous
Kun Reading
先 | さき saki
noun | no-adjective | noun suffix | prefix
: 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
先に | さきに sakini
adverb | noun
: before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
先んじる | さきんじる sakinjiru
ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
先 | まず mazu
adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now
: hardly (with neg. verb)
On Reading
先 | せん sen
no-adjective | noun
: former; previous; old
: first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
