せんこう
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
before (timewise)
go
Pitch accent
んこう
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Composed of
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
Examples (1 in total)
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.