# 先 — Previous

Frequency rank 102 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 要 (Need), less common than 成 (Become).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: さき
- Radical: 儿 Legs (Kangxi 10)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

Someone already stands at the front of the line with their ticket in the window.

In words:

- 先 さき — the future,previous
- 先週 せんしゅう — last week
- 先月 せんげつ — last month

[Study 先](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%85%88)

[← Rank 101: 成 (Become)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/成.md) · [Rank 103: 要 (Need) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/要.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/先/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)