Kanji 先

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Words with 先

• 先

  さき

  future; recent, previous

  N5

• 先月

  せんげつ

  last month

  N5

• 先週

  せんしゅう

  last week

  N5

• 先生

  せんせい

  teacher, professor; master; doctor

  N5

• 先輩

  せんぱい

  senior members of a group

  N4

• 先日

  せんじつ

  the other day, a few days ago

  N3

• 先行

  せんこう

  preceding, going first

  N3

• 先程

  さきほど

  a little while ago

  N2

Example sentences

• 先生せんせい、こんにちは。

  Hello teacher!

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