Vocab Info

N2 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb, の-adjective

先行(せんこう)preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        going ahead, going first

      2. 2.

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

    2. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 3.

        scoring first, getting off to a lead

        Sports
    3. Noun

      1. 4.

        stalker

        Horse racing

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    先行 【せんこう】

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      思考(しこう)言語(げんご)先行(せんこう)します。

      Thought precedes language.

      • N2

      先行(せんこう)して得点(とくてん)した相手(あいて)チームに反撃(はんげき)をする。

      They counterattack the opposing team that scored first.

      • N2

      時代(じだい)先行(せんこう)している(かんが)(かた)()(ひと)排除(はいじょ)された。

      People with ideas ahead of their time were excluded.

      • N2

      後行(こうこう)した登山(とざん)グループは先行(せんこう)したグループに合流(ごうりゅう)したそうだ。

      It seems that the climbing group that went later joined up with the group that went ahead.

      • N2

      はたして(かれ)先行(せんこう)したランナーに()いつくことが出来(でき)るのだろうか。

      I wonder if he can really catch up to the leading runner.

      • N2
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