さき
Meanings
Adverb
1. previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
2. first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
3. beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
Kanji used
before (timewise)
Pitch accent
きに
きに
Top 400
Composed of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
Examples (20 in total)
I will go on ahead.
I didn't want to go any further.
I got here before you.