先, 前, 先き

さき

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun, used as a suffix, prefix
  • previous
  • prior
  • former
  • some time ago
  • preceding
  • point (e.g. pencil)
  • tip
  • end
  • nozzle
  • head (of a line)
  • front
  • ahead
  • the other side
  • the future
  • hereafter
  • destination
  • the other party

Related Kanji

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
in front, before

Example Sentences

から来る優るであるよりにおられたからである。」といったのはこのです
This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
このの丸くなった鉛筆書けない
I can't write with this dull pencil.
わぁあ~~っ!?隠してっ!隠してよっ!
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!
ここからには行けません。
You cannot go any farther.
She stood in the court before judge and jury.