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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
せん
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
こう
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
せんこう
とうし
prior investment; upfront investment
せんこう
よやく
advance reservation
せんこう
ぎじゅつ
prior art (patents)
11 more...
Examples (1 in total)
稲
いな
光
びかり
は
雷
かみなり
の
音
おと
に
せんこうする
。
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.