- 1. [n] point; tip; end; nozzle
- 2. [n] head (of a line); front
- 3. [n] first; before; ahead (of)
- 4. [n] (the way) ahead; beyond
- 5. [n, adj-no] future
- 6. [adj-no, n] previous; prior; former; recent; last
- 7. [n, n-suf] destination; address; place where you do something
- 8. [n] rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
- 9. [n] the other party
Kanji in this word
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先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedenceOn: セン (sen)Kun: さき (saki)、 ま.ず (ma.zu)
Example Sentences
鉛筆の先が丸くなった。
The point of the pencil has become dull.
二人の男のうち、背の高い方が先に出ていった。
The taller of the two men went out first.
この電車は中野より先は各駅に停車する。
This train stops at every station from Nakano on.
先の事など誰にも予想できない。
You never can tell what'll happen in the future.
で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。
And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.
それから先の話を聞きたい。
I'd like to know the rest of the story.