さっき・先sakki

1. noun, adverba short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
   いいからさっき盗とったモノを、カバンの中なかから出だしなさい。↗

   Never mind that, just take out what you've just nicked from your bag.

• Relatedお先おさきCasualColloquial. Means ahead or in front, or is used when leaving before others, as in 「お先に失礼します」. Unlike 「さっき」 'just now', it cannot replace the headword.
• Antonymこの先このさきNeutralRead 「さき」, it refers to what lies ahead or to the time from now on — the opposite direction from 「さっき」, which means a moment ago. It cannot replace the headword.

「先」 read 「さっき」 means 'a short while ago'; read 「さき」 it means ahead or the future, as in 「この先」 and 「お先に」. The two readings must not be mixed; for 'just now' use 「さっき」.

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1. (さき/セン) 以前いぜん。