JLPT N5
先
Ahead, before, future, previous
Onyomi
セン (sen)
Kunyomi
さき (saki)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
牛 (cow/ox) + 儿 (legs/person)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Picture a strong, determined OX (牛) with powerful LEGS (儿) leading the way. It's always forging AHEAD of the farmer, pulling the plow into the PREVIOUSLY untouched soil, the first one to go BEFORE everyone else.
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Quick Hint:
Ox leading with legs
Essential N5 Vocabulary
先生
せんせい
Teacher
先週
せんしゅう
Last week
先月
せんげつ
Last month
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "先"
田中＿＿＿＿＿は 日本語の 先生です。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「先生」は「せんせい」と読みます。
English: 先生 is read as 'sensei'.
English: 先生 is read as 'sensei'.
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