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先行 (せんこう): preceding, going first — Japanese vocabulary

先行 is read せんこう and means "preceding, going first". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

先行

Reading
せんこう · senkou
Translation
preceding, going first
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
せんこうが

Example

稲光は雷の音に先行する。

いなびかりはかみなりのおとにせんこうする。

The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.

Kanji in this word

  • 先 — previous, ahead
  • 行 — go, conduct

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