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

兵

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