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先行

先行

Chinese

 
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad.
(先行) 		先 行

Adjective

先行

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) advance; ahead of the rest

Adverb

先行

  1. in advance; beforehand

Verb

先行

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) to advance; to move forward
  2. to go ahead of the rest; to start off before the others

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
先 行
さき
Grade: 1 		ゆき
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Native Japanese readings.

Alternative forms

  • 先行き

Noun

先行 ‎(hiragana さきゆき, romaji sakiyuki)

  1. future, prospects
  2. movement in the future of an exchange

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
先 行
せん
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Sino-Japanese readings.

Noun

先行 ‎(hiragana せんこう, romaji senkō)

  1. preceding
  2. taking priority

Compounds

  • 先行権
  • 先行詞

Verb

先行する ‎(hiragana せんこうする, romaji senkō suru)

  1. go ahead of, go in front of
  2. precede
  3. be earlier
Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Pronunciation

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