せん
先
べん
鞭

noun

  1. initiative, pioneering.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
べん
鞭
 先鞭 せんべん
せん
先
　
べ
　
ん
 先べん せんべん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ　うえ　うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
whip, rod, counter for whippings
むち　ベン　むちうつ (Kentei Pre-1)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
convenience, facility, excrement
ビン　ベン　たよ.り (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら　コウ　ふ.ける (Early Jr. High, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)