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先行 (senkou)

preceding, going first

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

先行 (せんこう, senkou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “preceding, going first”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

稲光いなびかりは雷かみなりの音おとに先行せんこうする。

The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.

先行詞がthis,that,these,thoseの場合はwhichを用いるのが普通です。

When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.

だからこれは、先行する彗星一号艇の内部がうつっているのだとわかる。

しかしこの博士組と、先行組との間に板ばさみになって、こまってしまった。

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