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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5

先 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

ahead; previous

On: センsen
Kun: さきsaki まずmazu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

先6 strokes

How to write 先: stroke order

先 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

先 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 先 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5

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