Word Meaning 先陣

せんじん senjin

先陣 is read as せんじん (senjin) and means vanguard.

Meaning

English

  1. vanguard
  2. advance guard

Reading

Kana

せんじん

Romaji

senjin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 後陣 Rank 14186 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先陣争い

せんじんあらそい

competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

先端

せんたん

forefront

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at work or school)

先遣

せんけん

sending ahead

先駆

せんく

outrider

先駆ける

さきがける

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

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

先行条件

せんこうじょうけん

antecedent condition