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先ほど

さきほど

some time ago

Mnemonic

Not this morning and not last week, a stretch of this same day already gone by. The same さき as getting there ahead in 先に, with ほど of it behind you now: さきほど.

Worth knowing

Formal. さっき is the everyday version of the same stretch of time.

Built from

ahead, previous
A figure striding out in front, on 儿 legs.

Words sharing these kanji

teacher before, ahead senior (at work, school, etc.) the other day, a few days ago

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