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 2814 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

先頭打者

せんとうだしゃ

lead-off man

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.)

先勝

さきがち

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