When is 前 read さき?


I’ve noticed that [Daijisen lists
前](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%85%88-509271) as kanji for さき together with
the expected 先. However all compounds at the end of the article include only
先, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen 前 with furigana さき. EDICT only lists it as
nanori. Is it actually used?




前 pronounced as さき was [not very rare in the
past](https://furigana.info/w/%E5%89%8D:%E3%81%95%E3%81%8D), but in today's
standardized Japanese, it's almost never used. You can usually expect 前 comes
with furigana if it's intended to be read さき. You can still see it in some
proper nouns (e.g.,
[松前町](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%89%8D%E7%94%BA_\(%E6%84%9B%E5%AA%9B%E7%9C%8C\))).




前 pronounced as さき was [not very rare in the
past](https://furigana.info/w/%E5%89%8D:%E3%81%95%E3%81%8D), but in today's
standardized Japanese, it's almost never used. You can usually expect 前 comes
with furigana if it's intended to be read さき. You can still see it in some
proper nouns (e.g.,
[松前町](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%89%8D%E7%94%BA_\(%E6%84%9B%E5%AA%9B%E7%9C%8C\))).

