before, ahead, forward, in front

Example words

• 先生(せんせい)teacher
• 先週(せんしゅう)last week
• 先(さき)ahead, forward
• 指先(ゆびさき)fingertips
• 先月(せんげつ)last month
• 先行(せんこう)advance, precedence

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

• 先生(せんせい)teacher (when addressing them)Lesson 1
• 先週(せんしゅう)last weekLesson 5
• 先月(せんげつ)last monthLesson 5
• 聞(き)きます[先生(せんせい)に〜]to ask [the teacher]Lesson 23

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.