Word Meaning 尖兵

せんぺい sempei

尖兵 is read as せんぺい (sempei) and means vanguard.

Meaning

English

  1. vanguard
  2. advance-guard point
  3. advance detachment
  4. pioneer
  5. avant-garde
  6. leader

Reading

Kana

せんぺい

Romaji

sempei

Writing Variants

  • 先兵 せんぺい sempei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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尖る

とがる

to taper to a point

軍兵

ぐんぴょう

armed forces

徴兵

ちょうへい

conscription

撤兵

てっぺい

withdrawal of troops

派兵

はへい

dispatch of troops

砲兵

ほうへい

artillery

へい

(common) soldier

民兵

みんぺい

militia

歩兵

ほへい

infantry

騎兵

きへい

cavalry

工兵

こうへい

combat engineer

将兵

しょうへい

officers and men