先

Before

Also: Ahead, Previous, Future, Tip

On'yomi

  • せん sen

Kun'yomi

  • さき saki
  • ま ma
Stroke count
6
Radical
儿 legs · Kangxi radical 10
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 1

先 has 6 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 儿 (legs), number 10. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 1 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 1 kanji list · All kanji