さき

先

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    point, tip, end, nozzle

    • 鉛筆の先が丸くなった。
      The point of the pencil has become dull.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    head (of a line), front

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    first, before, ahead (of)

    • 二人の男のうち、背の高い方が先に出ていった。
      The taller of the two men went out first.

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    (the way) ahead, beyond

    • ここから先には行けません。
      You cannot go any farther.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    future

    • 先の事など誰にも予想できない。
      You never can tell what'll happen in the future.

  6. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    previous, prior, former, recent, last

  7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    destination, address, place where you do something

    • で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。
      And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.

  8. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part

    • それから先の話を聞きたい。
      I'd like to know the rest of the story.

  9. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    the other party