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先んじる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
先んじる
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Reading : さきんじる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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先んじる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 162,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
にほん
日本
エレクトロニクス
ぶんや
分野
せんしんこく
先進国
より
さき
んじている

Japan is ahead of other advanced countries in electronics.
われわれ
我々
じだい
時代
いっほ
一歩
さき
んじた
けんしき
見識
たねばならない

We must be a step ahead of the times in our outlook.
かれ
かれ
じだい
時代
さき
んじていた

He was ahead of his time.
さきんじる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 227,000 (about 88,900 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
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