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JLPT N3 · Calendar

先日

せんじつ

the other day

Stroke order of 先日

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

先 · 6 strokes日 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

The 先 tip of the sprout points to a 日 just past, the other day.

Parts: 先 previous + 日 day

The characters in 先日

  • 先 さき — ahead; earlier; tip (6 strokes)
  • 日 ひ — day; sun (4 strokes)

Example sentence

先日はありがとうございました。

せんじつはありがとうございました。

Thank you for the other day.

Words with 先

Words with 日

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