先行研究

• 読み: せんこうけんきゅう
• ローマ字: senkoukenkyuu
• 漢字の分解: 先 (sen) — before, previous; 行 (kou) — go, conduct; 研 (ken) — polish, study; 究 (kyuu) — investigate, research
• 発音: /seɴ.koː.keɴ.kjɯː/

意味

Prior research; previous studies. Academic work that has already been done on a particular topic.

A noun used almost exclusively in academic and research contexts. Refers to the body of existing research on a topic that a researcher reviews before conducting their own study. Essential in thesis writing, academic papers, and literature reviews. Common patterns include 先行研究を調べる (senkoukenkyuu wo shiraberu, review prior research) and 先行研究によると (senkoukenkyuu ni yoru to, according to prior research).

例文

1. 論文を書く前にまず先行研究を十分に調べた。
2. 先行研究ではこの現象についてまだ解明されていない点が多い。
3. 先行研究の結果と自分の実験結果を比較した。

使い方ガイド

場面: academia, research, thesis writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 先行 (senkou, preceding/prior) + 研究 (kenkyuu, research). Literally 'preceding research' — studies that came before one's own work on the same topic.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Academic