Kanji

先

Meaning

  • before
  • ahead
  • previous
  • future
  • precedence

Onyomi

  • sen (セン)

Kunyomi

  • saki (さき)
  • mazu (まず)

Examples

先生
teacher
sensei
先
before, former
saki
先輩
senior
senpai
優先
priority
yuusen