Word Meaning 先頭を切る

せんとうをきる sentou o kiru

先頭を切る is read as せんとうをきる (sentou o kiru) and means to go first.

Meaning

English

to go first
to take the lead
to lead the way

Reading

Kana

せんとうをきる

Romaji

sentou o kiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 79016 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

先頭に立つ

せんとうにたつ

to take the lead

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

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.)

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

切頭

せっとう

cutting off the head

頭切れ

とうきれ

clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission

先手を取る

せんてをとる

to take the initiative