セン
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. former; previous; old
Noun
2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (93 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
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative