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先せん行こう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. going ahead; going first
2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
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
Top 6800
Conjugations...Used in: 1489
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 (17 in total)
prior investment; upfront investment
preceding vehicle; car ahead; vehicle in front
pre-order; presale; advance sale
advance reservation
prior art (patents)
prior research; previous work
first-mover advantage
antecedent
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
antecedent condition
leading indicator
leading zero
leading pad
anticipatory paging
pre-read head
leading character
advanced control
Examples (1 in total)
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.