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JLPT N4 · Time

先週

せんしゅう

last week

Stroke order of 先週

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

先 · 6 strokes週 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

The week 週 that went ahead 先 of this one is last week.

Parts: 先 previous/ahead + 週 week

The characters in 先週

  • 先 さき — ahead; earlier; tip (6 strokes)

Example sentence

先週、新しい靴を買いました。

せんしゅう、あたらしいくつをかいました。

I bought new shoes last week.

Words with 先

Words with 週

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