Kanji
Readingせん
Frequency57%
Used in (286 in total)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the other day; a few days ago
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
preference; priority; precedence
head; lead; vanguard; first
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
a short while ago; already
ancestor; forefather; foremother
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
guidance; leadership; leading the way
last week; the week before
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
taking the initiative
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
doctors; teachers
vanguard; advance guard
priority; order of precedence
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
the preceding visitor
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
the other day; some time ago; recently
head start; initiative; preemption
the late emperor
degree of relative priority
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to take the initiative
recently; the other day
previous engagement; prior contract
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
former teacher
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
former years; formerly; a few years ago
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
seniority; predecessor
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
foresight; anticipation
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
batting first
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
hereditary; congenital
foresight; prescience
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
aforementioned; above-mentioned
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
arriving first
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
prior investment; upfront investment
older person with more life experience
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
prehistory
the other night; a few nights ago
month before last
inherent; innate
being already (well) aware
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
forestall
former wife; late wife
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
radical; acute; sharp
sending ahead
first goal; first point
some time ago; the other day
guide; vanguard; leader
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to put on a patronizing air
advance troops; vanguard
preconception; prejudice
crisis in a battle; death
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
previous ruler; ancestors
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
preconception; prejudice
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
first goal; first point
initiative; pioneering
before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
question to be settled first; first consideration
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
ancestral spirits
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
preconception; prejudice; preoccupation
learned man; pioneer
former husband; late husband
senior official; senior members
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
lead car; leading car
(one's) late father
former master; late master
lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
previous preconception; previous engagement
transcendentalism
even game (esp. in go)
ultramodern; leading
traces of a predecessor's deeds; precedent
last time; the last; the preceding
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
ancient sage
precedence; first move (in games)
prior research; previous work
ancient wise men
indigenous rights; aboriginal rights
to put on an air of seniority
to follow precedent
pre-existence
pre-Qin period (of China)
foresight; speedy comprehension
the other evening; a few nights ago
this day last week; a week ago today
successive teacher; successive master
the previous emperor
predicting and striking just before one's opponent makes a move (kendo)
(more) experienced mother
ancient sage (esp. Confucius)
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
to study under (a teacher)
academic predecessor; scholars of the past; senior scholar
taking (score) the first two points of the game
taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing)
preferred stock; preference shares
striking one's opponent while defending from their attack
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
row-major (e.g. vector)
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
most important task; most pressing task; urgent business
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
giving one's family life priority over one's work
to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors
state-of-the-art medical technology
former post; former occupant of the post
charismatic teacher; charming professor
lead position; first position (in a string)
column-major (e.g. vector)
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
Songun; military-first policy of North Korea
initiative; prior consideration
ancient times
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
child from an earlier wife; preceding one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
previous letter
transcendental philosophy
right to prior consideration
original drug; originator drug
formerly
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
answering one's opponent's attack with an unwavering strike
teachers statement (expounding)
seizing the initiative by counterattacking
deceased father
pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)
starting pitcher
original drug; originator drug
substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance
kick-off (esp. rugby)
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
previous wife; late wife
seizing the initiative by attacking first
(one's) late mother
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
preferred foreign currency
priority treatment; preferential treatment
acuminate (i.e. sharp shape of leaf); apiculate
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
industrialized countries; industrialised countries
holder of preferred stock
expedited (N)-service-data-unit; (N)-expedited-data-unit
plesiomorphy; ancestral character
pictures of ancient wise men (name of a book)
what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale
symplesiomorphy; ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa
teacher; instructor; master; previous existence