Meanings
Readings
Common Words
point; tip; end; nozzle
head (of a line); front
first; before; ahead (of)
(the way) ahead; beyond
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
future
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
previous; prior; former; recent; last
Noun, used as a suffix
destination; address; place where you do something
rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
the other party
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
teacher; instructor; master
Honorific; Noun, used as a suffix
sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Familiar; Jocular, humorous term
intimate or teasing form of address
Archaic; Orig. meaning
one's elder
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
More emphatic than ใพใ
first of all; to begin with; before anything else
probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the other day; a few days ago
beyond this point; ahead
from now on; after this; in the future
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The farmerโs day has a strict order. Before he can walk to the market on his own two human legs, he must first milk the cow.
Before the invention of the tractor, a farmerโs two greatest assets were a strong cow for plowing and strong human legs for walking the fields.
Before you track mud into the house, stomp your human legs on the outside soil until the last drop of rain has been shaken from your boots.
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