JLPT N5 · Noun

先 (saki)

先 (さき, saki) is a Japanese noun meaning “point; tip”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さき
Romaji: saki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

point; tip; end; nozzle · noun
head (of a line); front · noun
first; before; ahead (of) · noun
(the way) ahead; beyond · noun
future · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

鉛筆の先が丸くなった。

The point of the pencil has become dull.

Tatoeba #188626

二人の男のうち、背の高い方が先に出ていった。

The taller of the two men went out first.

Tatoeba #123090

この電車は中野より先は各駅に停車する。

This train stops at every station from Nakano on.

Tatoeba #220384

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先.

先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1387210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.