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What does 先 (さき, saki) mean?

先 (さき, saki) means ahead, earlier; tip, point.

Quick facts
Readingさき
Romajisaki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
さき
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsaki

ahead, earlier; tip, point

  1. 1noun point; tip; end
  2. 2noun head (of a line); front
  3. 3noun first; before; ahead (of)
  4. 4noun (the way) ahead; beyond
  5. 5noun · no-adjective future

Example sentences

  • Please go ahead.

  • I'll go home ahead of you.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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