Entry
  1. Noun

    sign (of things to come)

    さいさき良ければ半ば成功。
    Well begun is half done.
  2. good omen; good sign

Also written さい先【さいさき】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

happiness, blessing, fortune

Kun
さいわ.いさちしあわ.せ
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
786 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さきさしさっともひろみゆきゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3b5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4040.1Four corner code
1455deroo
5e78Unicode hex code
1-25-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1073Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1595New Nelson (John Haig)
2216New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2755Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1408Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1901Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1505Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
683A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
661Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
712Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9176Morohashi
279A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
684Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
395sakade
504Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
295henshall3
297Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
423crowley
894Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
575Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1519Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing4Pinyin reading
haengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level