Word Meaning 先頭に立つ

せんとうにたつ sentou ni tatsu

先頭に立つ is read as せんとうにたつ (sentou ni tatsu) and means to take the lead.

Meaning

English

to take the lead
to lead a group
to be in the vanguard

Reading

Kana

せんとうにたつ

Romaji

sentou ni tatsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 64307 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先立つ

さきだつ

to be a prerequisite

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

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

人の頭に立つ

ひとのかしらにたつ

to stand at the head of others

頭立つ

かしらだつ

to become the head (of a group, organization, etc.)

先立って

さきだって

prior to

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.)

立回り先

たちまわりさき

whereabouts