Illustration: At the entrance of a small Japanese home, a host notices that a visitor has left a folded umbrella beside the shoe cabinet. The visitor is already a short distance down the lane, turning back as the host steps outside with the forgotten item.

JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

先さきほど

sakihodo

a short while ago

Example sentences

  1. つい先さきほど君きみのお父とうさんに会あいました。

    I met your father just now.

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  2. 彼かれは先程さきほど家いえに帰かえってきた。

    He came back home a while ago.

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  3. 父ちちはついさきほど出でかけた。

    My father went out just now.

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Kanji in 先

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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