EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    going ahead; going first

    稲光は雷の音に先行する。
    The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
  2. preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior

  3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    scoring first; getting off to a lead

    Sports

  4. Noun

    stalker

    Horse racing

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
On
コウギョウアン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
20 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いくなみなめみちゆきゆく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
884cUnicode hex code
1-25-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5419New Nelson (John Haig)
212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
246Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
157Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
187Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
873Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
938Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
245Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
24Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34029Morohashi
118A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
68Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73sakade
82Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
131henshall3
123Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18crowley
58Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1613Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
882Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2, hang2, hang4, xing4Pinyin reading
haeng, hangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level