せん

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See also: ぜん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of せん – see the following entries.
【千】1
a thousand, 1000
thousand
(by extension) very large number
a surname, especially from the line of tea ceremony masters
【先】1
before, previous
【線】2
line
level
beam
(sciences) ray
(rail transport) line
【選】4
selection
choice
choosing
【戦】4
a battle, conflict, fight, war
a game, match
a competition, contest
a shiver, shudder, tremble
(especially in sports) match, competition, contest
battle, conflict, fight, war
shivering, shuddering, trembling
a surname
【銭】6
hundredth of a yen
(obsolete, archaic) one-thousandth of a kan
【栓】S
stopper; cork; bung; plug
【仙】S
a sage or hermit, an enlightened person, usually immortal and ageless
(mythology) short for 仙人 (sennin): a wizard or mage; an immortal living as a hermit in the mountains
by extension, the region or area where a sennin lives
the supernatural techniques for becoming immortal and ageless
a person of exceptional talent
【宣】6
proclamation (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
declare (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
a female given name
a surname
【栓】S
stopper; cork; bung; plug
【腺】S
(anatomy) gland
【箋】S
a slip of paper
a label made of wood, bamboo, ivory, or paper
【閃】J
a female given name
【仟】H
(financial, archaic) thousand
【筌】H
a device placed in a river used to capture fish
【餞】H
a farewell or parting gift
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: 専, 煎, 羨, 詮, 籤, 繊, 銑, 鏟, 倩, 阡, 疝, 賤, 磚, 塼, 甎, 氈, 饌.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

せん • (sen) 

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