JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

先日 (senjitsu)

先日 (せんじつ, senjitsu) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “the other day; a few days ago”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんじつ
Romaji: senjitsu
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

the other day; a few days ago · noun, adverb

Example sentences

先日小学校のクラス会に出席した。

The other day I attended a class reunion of my elementary school.

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

Kanji in 先日

先

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

日

day, sun, Japanニチ・ジツ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先日.

先さきpoint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 1388300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.