Word

先行

せんこう
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Noun · Suru verb · Intransitive · No-adjective

    going ahead; going first

  2. Noun · Suru verb · Intransitive · No-adjective

    preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior

  3. Noun · Suru verb · Intransitive

    scoring first; getting off to a lead

  4. Noun

    stalker

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • あの会社は先行き不安な商売をしています。

    That outfit is running a fly-by-night operation.

    Ese equipo está realizando una operación sospechosa.

    Tatoeba #231138(opens in a new tab)
  • ここにきて、現代素粒子物理学の先行きがかなり怪しくなった。

    Here contemporary particle physics is pretty much at an impasse.

    Llegados a este punto, el futuro de la física de partículas moderna se ha vuelto bastante incierto.

    Tatoeba #11310745(opens in a new tab)
  • 稲光いなびかりは雷かみなりの音おとに先行せんこうする。

    The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.

    Tatoeba #190013(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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