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せんこう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. going ahead; going first
From here on, let's go ahead by ourselves, the three of us.
2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
I'm the type who thinks everything through with theory first.
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
Sports
3. scoring first; getting off to a lead
Noun
Horse Racing
4. stalker
Alt. forms
先せん行こう
99%
せんこう
Pitch accent
せ
んこう
Conjugations...Used in: 3
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
advanced control
pre-read head
leading character
Examples (6 in total)
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
From here on, let's go ahead by ourselves, the three of us.
The feeling of surprise precedes the pain.
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