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[せん()·こう()]
senkou
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 先行

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. going ahead; going first
  2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
noun, suru verb
  1. scoring first; getting off to a lead
noun
  1. stalker

Definition and Synonyms for 先行

Precede move ahead (of others) in time or space
Synonyms: リード, 先んじる, 先立つ, 先行, 導く, 率いる, 誘導, 連れる
Precede come before
Synonyms: 先んじる, 先んずる, 先立つ, 先行
Precede be earlier in time
Synonyms: 先んじる, 先んずる, 先立つ, 先行
Hereafter the time yet to come
Synonyms: のち, さっき, これから, フューチャー, 今後, 以後, , , この先, お先, 先々, 先行, 先行き, 向後, 将来, , , , この後, 後々, 後々, 後ろ, 後の世, 後方, 後来, 御先, 未来, 末々, 来者, 自今, 行き先, 行く先, 行方, 行き方, 行き方
Precede go back further
Synonyms: 先んじる, 先んずる, 先立つ, 先行

Meanings for each kanji in 先行

» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
» going; journey

Categories 先行 is a member of

Time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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Go change location
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Lie be located or situated somewhere
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 先行

Sample Sentences for 先行

When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.

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