Word Meaning 先遣

せんけん senken

先遣 is read as せんけん (senken) and means sending ahead.

Meaning

English

sending ahead

Reading

Kana

せんけん

Romaji

senken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 11903 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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先遣部隊

せんけんぶたい

advance troops

先遣隊

せんけんたい

advance party

先端

せんたん

forefront

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at work or school)

先駆

せんく

outrider

先駆ける

さきがける

to do (something) before (something or someone else)

先陣

せんじん

vanguard

先駆け

さきがけ

leading an attack

先端的

せんたんてき

ultramodern

先攻

せんこう

batting first

先発明主義

せんはつめいしゅぎ

first-to-invent principle (in patent law)

先取点を挙げる

せんしゅてんをあげる

to score the first point