Kanji: 先

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	儿 Radical name: ひとあし
Meaning:	Before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	先(さき)	the future, previous
N5	先月(せんげつ)	last month
N5	先週(せんしゅう)	last week
N5	先生(せんせい)	teacher, doctor
N4	先輩(せんぱい)	senior
N3	先日(せんじつ)	the other day, a few days ago
N3	先(ま)ず	first (of all), to start with, about, almost, hardly (with neg. verb)
N2	お先(さき)に	before, ahead, previously
N2	先程(さきほど)	some time ago
N2	先々月(せんせんげつ)	month before last
N2	先々週(せんせんしゅう)	week before last
N2	先祖(せんぞ)	ancestor
N2	先端(せんたん)	pointed end, tip, fine point
N2	先頭(せんとう)	head, lead, vanguard, first
N2	祖先(そせん)	ancestor
N2	真(ま)っ先(さき)	the head, the foremost, beginning
N1	先(さき)に	before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
N1	先行(せんこう)	preceding, going first
N1	先代(せんだい)	family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
N1	先(せん)だって	recently, the other day
N1	先着(せんちゃく)	first arrival
N1	先天的(せんてんてき)	a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
N1	勤(つと)め先(さき)	place of work
N1	優先(ゆうせん)	preference, priority