6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Kun'yomi
さ き point ②future ③destination ④rest (e.g. of a story) ま ず first (of all) ②probably ③more or less (satisfactory) ④anyway
On'yomi
セ ン former ②first move (in go, shogi, etc.)
Nanori
ぽん
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 5148 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-32-72 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 571 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 350 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2394 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3046 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1552 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2123 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 248 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 263 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 201 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 280 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 65 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1349 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 49 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 50 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 50 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 33 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 16 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 43 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 54 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 115 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 48 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.18 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 145 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 254 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3b3.7 |
| Four corner code | 2421.1 |
| De Roo Code | 2457 |