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2 exact word matches found in search '先'
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Most common form:
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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1. former; previous; old
noun
2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
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303 words found beginning with '先'
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last month
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noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  (see also: 後輩)
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noun
1. teacher; master; doctor  (honorific)
suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific  (honorific)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last week; the week before
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noun
head; lead; vanguard; first
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adverb, noun
before; earlier than; first; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently
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pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
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preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
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ancestor
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612 words found containing '先' in any position
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Most common form: 先以って
first of all; in the first place  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まず
1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now  (often written with kana only)
2. hardly (with neg. verb)
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Most common form: ひとまず
for the present; once; in outline  (often written with kana only)
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expression
first of all; to begin with  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まずまず
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so  (see also: まあまあ; often written with kana only)
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expression
He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin  (proverb)
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preference; priority; precedence
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noun
ancestor
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Most common form: まっ先
noun
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
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noun
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
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