Word Meaning 先頭

せんとう sentou

先頭 is read as せんとう (sentou) and means head (of a line, group, etc.).

Meaning

English

head (of a line, group, etc.)
front
lead
forefront
vanguard

Reading

Kana

せんとう

Romaji

sentou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 後尾 Rank 2487 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先頭に立つ

せんとうにたつ

to take the lead

先頭を切る

せんとうをきる

to go first

先頭位置

せんとういち

lead position

先頭の空白

せんとうのくうはく

leading whitespace

行の先頭

ぎょうのせんとう

beginning of line

データの先頭

でーたのせんとう

beginning of data

先頭部隊

せんとうぶたい

advance troops

先頭集団

せんとうしゅうだん

leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.)

頭からつま先まで

あたまからつまさきまで

from head to toe

先勝

せんしょう

day that is lucky in the morning, but not in the afternoon (in the traditional calendar)

先進国

せんしんこく

advanced (developed) country

先決

せんけつ

deciding first

Example Sentences

列の先頭でした。

I was first in line.

彼女が列の先頭です。

She is first in line.

我々の車は速く、じきにほかの車の先頭に立った。

Our car was fast and soon got ahead of the other cars.

新幹線の先頭車両の曲線は、職人がひとつひとつ手作業で仕上げています。

A craftsman manually adds the finishing touches to each curve of a bullet train's lead car.