Keyword
before (timewise)
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig263
Readings
せん
(57%)
さき
(42%)
Composed of
cow
legs
Mnemonic

It's a cow with human legs! Wow! I've never seen such a creature before!

Used in kanji (6 in total)
wash
make fire by rubbing sticks
barefooted
picture title
bamboo whisk for tea-making
pig iron
Used in vocabulary (665 in total)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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
Examples (200 in total)
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes!"
I know you're a teacher.
You'd make a good teacher.