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先
せん
行
こう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. going ahead; going first
2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
Noun
Verb (する)
Sports
3. scoring first; getting off to a lead
Noun
Horse Racing
4. stalker
Kanji used
先
before (timewise)
行
go
Pitch accent
せ
んこう
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Conjugations...
Used in: 1398
Composed of
先
せん
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
行
こう
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
先
せん
行
こう
投
とう
資
し
prior investment; upfront investment
先
せん
行
こう
予
よ
約
やく
advance reservation
先
せん
行
こう
技
ぎ
術
じゅつ
prior art (patents)
11 more...
Examples (1 in total)
稲
いな
光
びかり
は
雷
かみなり
の
音
おと
に
先
せん
行
こう
する
。
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.