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せんこう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. going ahead; going first
2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
Noun
Verb (する)
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 (14 in total)
prior investment; upfront investment
advance reservation
prior art (patents)
prior research; previous work
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 (1 in total)
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.