先

セン

さき、ま.ず

先, 儿, 丿

儿

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

先月(せんげつ): last month
先生(せんせい): (1) teacher; master; doctor (2) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
優先(ゆうせん): preference; priority; precedence
先に(さきに): before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
先頭(せんとう): head; lead; vanguard; first
先週(せんしゅう): last week; the week before
先輩(せんぱい): senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
先日(せんじつ): the other day; a few days ago
先端(せんたん): pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
先祖(せんぞ): ancestor
先着(せんちゃく): first arrival
真っ先(まっさき): the head; the foremost; beginning
祖先(そせん): ancestor
勤め先(つとめさき): place of work
先ほど(さきほど): some time ago; not long ago; just now
先行(せんこう): preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
先だって(せんだって): recently; the other day
先代(せんだい): family predecessor; previous age; previous generation
先天的(せんてんてき): a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary
先(さき): (1) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle (3) head (of a line); front (4) ahead; the other side (5) the future; hereafter (6) destination (7) the other party
先ず(まず): (1) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now (2) hardly (with neg. verb)
お先に(おさきに): (1) before; previously (2) ahead (3) Pardon me for leaving (before you)
先(せん): (1) former; previous; old (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
先々月(せんせんげつ): month before last
先先週(せんせんしゅう): week before last