KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 先

ぽん,
セン, さき, ま.ず
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
This kanji has 6 strokes: 2 strokes in the "human legs" radical (にんにょうひとあし) and 4 other strokes
Sample Compounds (200):
1.
ほど
さきほど

some time ago
2.

とくいさき

customer, client, patron, clientele, constituency
3.

せんたん

pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp, vanguard, advanced, leading edge
4.

さき

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
5.

おくりさき

forwarding address
6.

やさき

arrowhead, brunt, target
7.

のきさき

edge of the eaves, house frontage
8.

せんこう

preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority
9.

せんく

forerunner, pioneer, precursor, herald, outrider, pilot car
10.

さきざき

distant future, inevitable future, places one goes to
11.

さきいき

the future
12.

はるさき

beginning of spring
13.

さきがけ

charging ahead of others, the first to charge, pioneer, forerunner, harbinger
14.

ゆうせん

preference, priority
15.
ける
さきがける

to be the first
16.

せんぱい

senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer
17.

さきやす

lower future quotations
18.

はなさき

tip of nose
19.

こてさき

(superficial) cleverness
20.

せんしゅ

earning the first (runs), preoccupation
21.

さいせんたん

leading edge, at the forefront, ultra-fine
22.

せんぞ

ancestor
23.

せんとう

head, lead, vanguard, first
24.

せんけつ

previous decision, predetermination, (top) priority
25.

さきどり

receiving in advance, taking before others, (comp) prefetch
26.
つま
つまさき

tiptoe
27.

せんちゃく

first arrival
28.

さきもの

futures
29.

まず

first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now, hardly (with neg. verb)
30.

せんしん

seniority, advance, leadership
31.

せんげつ

last month
32.

せんどう

guidance, leadership
33.

まっさき

the head, the foremost, beginning
34.

せんけん

foresight, anticipation
35.
ペン
ペンさき

pen nibs
36.

さきほど

some time ago
37.

せんぱつ

forerunner, advance party, going on ahead, being in a (team sports) match or game from the start, starting
38.
だって
せんだって

recently, the other day
39.

せんしんこく

advanced (developed) country, advanced nations
40.

はさき

edge of blade
41.

せんれい

precedent
42.

せんて

the first move, forestalling, initiative, black player (shogi)
43.

ゆびさき

fingertip
44.

せんじん

predecessor, pioneer, ancestor
45.

せんじつ

the other day, a few days ago
46.

ゆうせんてき

preferential
47.

あてさき

(comp) address, destination
48.

さきに

before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
49.

みせさき

store front
50.

さきごろ

recently, the other day
51.

せんじん

vanguard, advance guard
52.

せんけん

sending ahead
53.

そっせん

taking the initiative
54.

ほこさき

point of spear, aim of attack, force of argument
55.

さきおくり

postpone
56.

くちさき

lip service, mere words, professions, lips, mouth, snout, proboscis
57.

そせん

ancestor
58.

せんぱん

some time ago, the other day
59.

せんせい

preempt, head-start (of several runs) (baseball)
60.

つとめさき

place of work
61.

せんしゅう

last week, the week before
62.

せんてんてき

a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
63.

せんぽう

companion, other party (side), he, she, they, destination, person in front
64.

めさき

near future, immediate, before one
65.

せんだい

family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
66.

せんせい

teacher, master, doctor, with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
67.

せんにゅうかん

preconception, prejudice, preoccupation
68.

いきさき

destination, whereabouts, address
69.

たびさき

destination, goal
70.

せんじゅう

previous priest or resident
71.

せんせいのじゅつ

teachers statement (expounding)
72.

けんさき

point of a sword
73.

せんにゅうしゅ

preconception, prejudice
74.

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
75.

やりのほさき

spearhead
76.

せんくち

previous preconception, previous engagement
77.
ける
よいせんせいにつける

to have one study under a good teacher
78.

せんじゅうしゃ

former occupant
79.

ひっこしさき

destination of a move
80.

せんてんびょう

hereditary disease
81.
んじる
しゅうにさきんじる

to go ahead of the crowd
82.

せんむ

the most important task
83.

せんぎけん

right to prior consideration
84.

めさきそうば

the market trend in the near future
85.

さきやま

skilled miner
86.
あて
あてさき

(comp) address, destination
87.

せんだって

recently, the other day
88.

ゆくさき

one''s destination, one''s whereabouts, the future
89.

せんぷ

former husband, late husband
90.

せんせいがた

doctors, teachers
91.

けんさきいか

swordtip squid (Photololigo edulis)
92.

せんにん

seniority, predecessor
93.

したさきさんぶ

a glib tongue (with fair words), fluent talk designed to deceive, talk something away
94.

やりさき

spearhead
95.

せんこう

batting first
96.

れんらくさき

contact address
97.

せんじゅうみん

former inhabitant, ndigenous people, aborigines
98.

うゆうせんせい

fictitious person
99.

さきわたし

future delivery
100.
宿
しゅくはくさき

lodging host, lodging place
101.

せんや

few nights ago
102.

せんきゃく

the preceding visitor
103.
わせ
といあわせさき

reference
104.

せんし

prehistory
105.

おさき

going before, the future
106.

ぎょうのせんとう

beginning of line
107.

せんぷ

previous wife, late wife
108.

せんをこす

to take the initiative, to forestall, to beat to the punch
109.

とっさき

tip
110.

せんせい

ancient sage, Confucius
111.

かたさき

(top of) shoulder
112.

せんにんしゃ

senior official, senior members
113.

せんこう

one''s late father
114.

れんらくせん

contact address
115.

せんじゅうみんぞく

aborigines, indigenes
116.

えいせんけい

acuminate
117.

せんとう

head, lead, vanguard, first
118.

でさき

one''s destination
119.

せんやく

former post, former occupant of the post
120.

さきがね

advance payment
121.

せんしがく

prehistory
122.

おさきに

before, previously, ahead, Pardon me for leaving (before you)
123.

せんたんいりょうぎじゅつ

state-of-the-art medical technology
124.

こうにゅうさき

retailer
125.

せんぷ

deceased father
126.

さきをいそぐ

to hurry, to hasten
127.

とどけさき

destination, receiver''s address, consignee
128.

さきざき

distant future, inevitable future, places one goes to
129.

せんにんじゅん

order of seniority
130.

せん

the future, priority, precedence, former, previous, old, late
131.

そうふさき

addressee
132.

おいさき

remaining years (of one''s life)
133.

さきだし

first out
134.

えんさき

veranda edge
135.

せんど

crisis in a battle, death
136.

でさききかん

branch office
137.

せんやく

previous engagement, prior contract
138.

やさきに

just when one is ...
139.

せんしじだい

prehistoric era, prehistoric times, prehistory
140.
します
おさきにしつれいします

Pardon me for leaving (first)., used when leaving a workplace while others remain
141.

せんたんぎじゅつ

high-technology
142.

こうゆうせん

high priority
143.

さきまけ

lucky day but not in morning, day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
144.
んじる
さきんじる

to precede, to forestall, to anticipate
145.

にてんせんしゅ

taking (score) the first two points of the game
146.

せんせんげつ

month before last
147.

げんかんさき

entrance, front door
148.

せんにんしょうこう

senior officer
149.

あしさき

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
150.

はなしのさき

sequel of a story
151.

せんじゅつ

aforesaid, aforementioned
152.

げばさき

dismounting place
153.

せんど

recently
154.

せんゆうこうらく

hardship now, pleasure later, seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties, seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
155.

せんし

former teacher
156.

おさきまっくら

(of the future) very bleak, dim
157.

せんたんきょだいしょう

acromegaly
158.

こくさいさきもの

government bond futures
159.

せんぶ

lucky day but not in morning, day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
160.
んずる
さきんずる

to go before, to precede, to forestall, to anticipate
161.

はいたつさき

destination
162.

せんせんしゅう

week before last
163.

げんさき

repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.), buy-back
164.

せんねん

former years, formerly, a few years ago
165.

せんせんげつ

month before last
166.

そっせん

taking the initiative
167.

さきゆき

the future
168.

へさき

bow(s), prow
169.

さきがち

lucky day in morning, but not afternoon, scoring the first point, winning the first game
170.

とつぎさき

family a woman has married into
171.

せんどきじだい

preceramic period
172.

しょぞくさき

company name (used in forms, where it refers to place of employment)
173.

さきさま

the other party
174.

ゆうせんあつかい

priority treatment, preferential treatment
175.

さきがり

borrowing in advance
176.

おさきぼう

a person whose services are at the disposal of another
177.

せんたんしじりょく

end bearing capacity
178.

このさき

beyond this point, from now on, after this
179.

せんぷ

lucky day but not in morning, day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
180.
カンブリア
せんカンブリアじだい

Precambrian era
181.

はなのさき

in front of your nose, right next to you, tip of one''s nose
182.

さきぞめ

yarn dyeing, thread dyeing, prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven
183.

げんさきとりひき

transaction with repurchase agreement
184.

せんせんしゅう

week before last
185.

たちさき

point of a sword, forceful debate
186.

せんこうぎじゅつ

prior art (patents)
187.

せんかち

lucky day in morning, but not afternoon, scoring the first point, winning the first game
188.

かていゆうせん

giving one''s family life priority over one''s work
189.

せんとう

spire, steeple, pinnacle
190.

しょうひんさきものとりひき

commodity futures
191.

さきだち

before
192.

せんくしゃ

pioneer, trailblazer, groundbreaker, pathfinder, herald, forerunner
193.

ゆうせんがいか

preferred foreign currency
194.

せんしゅ

former master, late master
195.

おさぎぼうをかつぐ

to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person
196.

せんたんてき

ultramodern, leading
197.

さしだしさき

address
198.

せんまけ

lucky day but not in morning, day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
199.

さきくぐり

forestalling, anticipating
200.

あとさき

front and rear, before and after, both ends, beginning and end, order, consequences, context

Kuten Code: 3272
EUC Code: c0e8
Shift-JIS Code: 90e6
JIS Code: 4068
Unicode: 5148
Radical Index: 10
Frequency Rank: 173
Jouyou Grade: 1
DeRoo Code: 2457
Four Corner code: 2421.1
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2394
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 571
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 350
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.18
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 115
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 145
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 43
"Kanji in Context" Index: 48
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 1552
"Essential Kanji" Index: 65
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 33
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 54
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3b3.7
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 50
Morohashi Index: 1349
Morohashi Volume.Page: 1.1003
Gakken Index: 49
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 201
"Japanese Names" Index: 248
Korean Reading: seon
Pinyin: xian1

Radical Index : : 先

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