Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 先


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Meaning

precede, previous

Pronunciation

SEN
saki

Explanation

Top: variant of cow , bottom: legs

Mnemonic

A cow with only two legs walks preceding.

Radicals

precede, previous
cow(Shows a head of a cow with only one horn.)
moving feet(Radical: hitoashi)
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Vocabulary

先生 せんせい teacher
先週 せんしゅう last week, the week before
先々月 せんせんげつ month before last
先々週 せんせんしゅう week before last week
先月 せんげつ last month
先程 さきほど some time ago
祖先 そせん ancestor
真っ先 まっさき the head, the foremost, beginning
勤め先 つとめさき place of work

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