先

さき

point

N5 #1,294

Meanings

also 前 · 先き

  1. noun point; tip; end; nozzle
  2. head (of a line); front
  3. first; before; ahead (of)
  4. (the way) ahead; beyond
  5. noun, takes の future
  6. takes の, noun previous; prior; former; recent; last
  7. noun, suffix destination; address; place where you do something
  8. noun rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
  9. the other party

さっき

  1. noun, adverb, usually in kana a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

せん

  1. takes の, noun former; previous; old
  2. noun first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

Its kanji

In sentences

男性だんせいより女性じょせいが先さき。 Ladies before gentlemen. #127145

まだ先さきは長ながい。 We have a long way to go. #195419

先さきは長ながいなあ。 I've still got a lot of work to do. #886079

鶏とりが先さきか、卵たまごが先さきか。 What came first? The egg or the hen? #532462

森もりの先さき、美うつくしい湖みずうみがある。 At the end of the forest, there is a beautiful lake. #2480784

フォークの先さきが曲まがっちゃった。 The tines of the fork were bent. #11263457

この棒ぼうは先さきがとがっている。 This pole is sharp at the end. #219792

彼あの鉛筆えんぴつは先さきがとがっている。 His pencil has a sharp point. #118036