先

Kana: さき

first; ahead

Example sentence

私は先に行きます。

わたしはさきにいきます。

I'll go on ahead first.

What 先 means

先 (さき) is a Japanese word meaning “first; ahead”. It appears in the Level 1 collection, under Grammar & Phrases (and also in Level 4).

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