せん

See also: ぜん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of せん – see the following entries.
1
[numeral] a thousand, 1000
[affix] thousand
[affix] (by extension) very large number
[proper noun] a surname, especially from the line of tea ceremony masters
1
[noun] before, previous
2
[noun] line
[noun] level
[noun] beam
[suffix] (sciences) ray
[suffix] (rail transport) line
4
[noun] selection
[noun] choice
[noun] choosing
[noun] replacement for the less-common character in Sino-Japanese compounds such as 抽籤 ("drawing lots")
4
[noun] a battle, conflict, fight, war
[noun] a game, match
[noun] a competition, contest
[noun] a shiver, shudder, tremble
[suffix] (especially in sports) match, competition, contest
[affix] battle, conflict, fight, war
[affix] shivering, shuddering, trembling
[proper noun] a surname
6
[noun] hundredth of a yen
[noun] (obsolete, archaic) one-thousandth of a kan
S
[noun] stopper; cork; bung; plug
S
[noun] a sage or hermit, an enlightened person, usually immortal and ageless
[noun] (mythology) short for 仙人 (sennin): a wizard or mage; an immortal living as a hermit in the mountains
[noun] by extension, the region or area where a sennin lives
[noun] the supernatural techniques for becoming immortal and ageless
[noun] a person of exceptional talent
6
[noun] proclamation (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[verb] declare (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
S
[noun] stopper; cork; bung; plug
S
[noun] (anatomy) gland
S
[noun] a slip of paper
[noun] a label made of wood, bamboo, ivory, or paper
J
[proper noun] a female given name
H
[noun] (financial, archaic) thousand
H
[noun] a device placed in a river used to capture fish
H
[noun] a farewell or parting gift
[verb] to see someone depart
(This term, せん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as せん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɴ]

Verb

せん • (sen) 

  1. (dialect) negative of する (suru)
    Synonym: (standard Japanese) しない (shinai)
    (べつ)せんくてええやろ。
    Betsu ni senkute mo ee yaro.
    Does it really need to be done?
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