Vocabulary

What does 先行 (せんこう, senkou) mean?

先行 (せんこう, senkou) means precedence, going ahead.

Quick facts
Readingせんこう
Romajisenkou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せんこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsenkou

precedence, going ahead

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive going ahead; going first
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times)
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive scoring first; getting off to a lead
  4. 4noun stalker

Example sentences

  • This product is being sold ahead of the regular release.

  • His team is in the lead.

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