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急先鋒 (きゅうせんぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
vanguard ; forefront ; leading figure
Refers to a person or group at the forefront of a movement, campaign, or cause, often with a sense of being radical or aggressive. Common in political and social contexts.
その 議ぎ 員いん は 党とう 内ない の 急きゅう 先せん 鋒ぽう で 、 しばしば 過か 激げき な 発はつ 言げん を する 。
That lawmaker is a radical vanguard within the party and often makes extreme statements.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden 鋒 dagger, sword's point, festival car Similar words 先せん 鋒ぽう 先鋒 is a more general term for vanguard or spearhead, while 急先鋒 emphasizes being radical, aggressive, or at the extreme forefront of a movement.
先せん 駆く 者しゃ 先駆者 means pioneer or forerunner, focusing on being the first to do something, without the radical connotation of 急先鋒.
Etymology Compound of 急 (urgent, rapid, radical) and 先鋒 (vanguard, spearhead). The combination suggests a person or group that is not just at the front but is aggressively or radically so.
