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How to say 'Earlier' in Japanese | 先程

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The Japanese word for Earlier is 'Sakihodo', written as 先程 in Japanese.'Earlier' in hiragana is さきほど.

    word

    先程

    Meaning

    Earlier

    Reading

    さきほど

    sakihodo

    Kanji

    先Before, Previous 程Order, Extent

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '先程 (さきほど)' means 'earlier' or 'a short while ago'. It is used to refer to something that happened in the recent past, typically within a short timeframe. This word is often used in formal or polite contexts. For example: I saw him earlier「先程彼を見かけました」(さきほどかれをみかけました). The package arrived earlier「先程荷物が届きました」(さきほどにもつがとどきました). Note that '先程' is more formal than 'さっき', which also means 'a while ago' but is used in casual conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    2257

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 先程

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    先

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

  • kanji

    程

    Meaning

    Order, Extent

Words Related to 先程 Through the Kanji 先

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 先 as well.

  • word

    先

    Meaning

    Ahead, Tip

  • word

    先生

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    先ず

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    先週

    Meaning

    Last week

  • word

    先に

    Meaning

    Before

  • word

    先輩

    Meaning

    Senior

  • word

    優先

    Meaning

    Priority

  • word

    先日

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    最先端

    Meaning

    Cutting edge

  • word

    宛先

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    先端

    Meaning

    Tip, Cutting edge

  • word

    先進

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    先祖

    Meaning

    Ancestor

  • word

    先行

    Meaning

    Precedence

  • word

    先頭

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    真っ先

    Meaning

    Forefront

  • word

    指先

    Meaning

    Fingertip

  • word

    勤め先

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    祖先

    Meaning

    Ancestor

Words Related to 先程 Through the Kanji 程

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 程 as well.

  • word

    程度

    Meaning

    Degree

  • word

    過程

    Meaning

    Process

  • word

    成る程

    Meaning

    Indeed

  • word

    余程

    Meaning

    Considerably, Very

  • word

    然程

    Meaning

    Not very

  • word

    日程

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    程

    Meaning

    Extent

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What does 'Sakihodo' (先程) mean?

'Sakihodo' means 'Earlier' .

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