先行

Verb

 * 1) to advance; to move forward
 * 2) to go ahead of the rest; to start off before the others

Adjective

 * 1) advance; ahead of the rest

Adverb

 * 1)  before; previously
 * 2)  in advance; beforehand

Etymology 1
Compound of.

The sakiyuki reading is first cited to a text from 1678.

Less commonly encountered with the reading sakiiki, using the standard iki reading for the second half. This variant is first cited to a text from 1686.

Noun

 * 1)  the first, the vanguard, the state of going out in front
 * 2)  the future, prospects
 * 3)   anticipated future movement in market prices

Etymology 2
Ultimately from.

First cited to a text from 833.

Noun

 * 1) preceding thing
 * 2) a lead, a pioneer
 * 3) something done prior to something else
 * 1) something done prior to something else

Verb

 * 1)  to go ahead of, to go in front of, to go first
 * 2)  to lead, to show the way
 * 3)  to do something ahead of something else
 * 1)  to do something ahead of something else
 * 1)  to do something ahead of something else