How to say 'Ahead' or 'Tip' in Japanese | 先

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The Japanese word for Ahead or Tip is 'Saki', written as 先 in Japanese.'Ahead' or 'Tip' in hiragana is さき.

word

先

Meaning

Ahead, Tip

Reading

さき

saki

Kanji

先Before, Previous

Explanation

The Japanese noun '先 (さき)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'ahead', referring to the space or time in front of something or someone. For example: Let's go ahead「先に行こう」(さきにいこう). The second meaning is 'tip', referring to the end or extremity of an object. For example: The tip of the pencil is broken「鉛筆の先が折れている」(えんぴつのさきがおれている). The word can also be used metaphorically to refer to the future or what lies ahead in time. It's important to note that '先' is often used in compound words to specify direction or position, such as '先月 (せんげつ)' (last month) or '先端 (せんたん)' (the forefront).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

206

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 先

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

先

Meaning

Before, Previous

Words Related to 先 Through the Kanji 先

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 先 as well.

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先生

Meaning

Teacher

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先ず

Meaning

First

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先月

Meaning

Last month

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先週

Meaning

Last week

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先程

Meaning

Earlier

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先に

Meaning

Before

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先輩

Meaning

Senior

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優先

Meaning

Priority

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先日

Meaning

Recently

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最先端

Meaning

Cutting edge

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宛先

Meaning

Address

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先端

Meaning

Tip, Cutting edge

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先進

Meaning

Advancement

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先祖

Meaning

Ancestor

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先行

Meaning

Precedence

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先頭

Meaning

Front

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真っ先

Meaning

Forefront

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指先

Meaning

Fingertip

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勤め先

Meaning

Workplace

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祖先

Meaning

Ancestor

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'Saki' means 'Ahead' or 'Tip' .

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