Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先行詞(せんこうし) in Japanese

先行詞
Kana Reading
せんこうし
Romaji
senkōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    antecedent

Examples of 先行詞, せんこうし in a sentence

  • 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'.

Related Kanji

詞 JLPT 2

12 strokes

part of speech, words, poetry

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi:

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先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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行 JLPT 5

6 strokes

going, journey

On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう

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