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The Japanese Radical: 先
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precede, previous 先
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Used in these characters:
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先
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| precede, previous
saki, SEN
先
牛
儿
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Top: variant of cow 牛, bottom: legs 儿
A cow with only two legs walks preceding. |
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洗
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JLPT 4Joyo 6 |
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| to wash, laundry
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Left: water 氵, right: precede, previous 先 (The cow 牛 uses the front legs 儿 to preceed.)
(In Japan you have to shower BEFORE you go into the ofuro [= hot bath], thus:) The water should be used 'before' for: washing. |
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銑
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JLPT 1Joyo 8 |
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| raw iron, pig iron
zuku, SEN
金
先
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Left: metal 金, right: precede/previous 先 (A cow 牛 with two legs 儿 precedes)
This metal was previously pig iron. |
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