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    3. 先後

    先後

    先せん後ご

    before and after

    NTCore ConceptsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    せんごせんこう

    Noun

    1.
    before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order)

    Noun

    3.
    black and white
    abbreviationshogi

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
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