Word Meaning 先頭打者

せんとうだしゃ sentoudasha

先頭打者 is read as せんとうだしゃ (sentoudasha) and means lead-off man.

Meaning

English

  1. lead-off man

Reading

Kana

せんとうだしゃ

Romaji

sentoudasha

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 91137 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

先手を打つ

せんてをうつ

to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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

打者

だしゃ

batter

代打者

だいだしゃ

pinch hitter

強打者

きょうだしゃ

slugger

指名打者

しめいだしゃ

designated hitter

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.)