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先頭 (せんとう, sentou) Japanese meaning: head | Kotomora
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彼かれ は 行ぎょう 列れつ の 先せん 頭とう に 立た っ て い た 。
He was standing at the head of the line.
That athlete is running at the front of the race.
This company is at the forefront of technological innovation.
Expressions 先せん 頭とう に 立た つ take the lead; lead a group; be in the vanguard Kanji 頭 head, counter for large animals Related words· 7 先端 refers to the physical tip or cutting edge of something, while 先頭 refers to the leading position in a line, group, or sequence.
トップ is a loanword commonly used for rankings or the top spot, while 先頭 is more general and often describes physical or sequential front positions.
先頭 refers to the front-most position in a line or group, while 一番手 emphasizes the individual who acts or performs first in a sequence.
先頭 is a neutral, formal term for the head of a line or group, while 真っ先 stresses being the very first, often with a nuance of eagerness or urgency.
Show 3 more 先頭 is the general word for being at the front of any line or group, while 陣頭 specifically means the leading position in a military or organizational command.
先頭 is a general word for the front position in any line or effort, whereas 先陣 specifically evokes a military advance guard or pioneering group.
先頭 refers to the physical front or head of a line or procession, while 筆頭 refers to being first in a written list or the most prominent member of a group.
Opposites 最後尾 means the very back or tail end of a line or group, the direct opposite of 先頭's front or lead position.
先頭 means the front or head of a line, the direct opposite of 殿（しんがり）, which is the very back.
先頭 means the front or head of a line, the direct opposite of 尻 used to mean the last place or rear end of a sequence.
先頭 is the front/head of a line or list, the structural opposite of 末尾, the tail end.
Don't confuse with 先頭 just means the physical front or head of a line, while 先駆け implies purposeful leadership or pioneering, not mere position.
先頭 names a position (the front of a line), while 先導 names an action (the act of leading), so they cannot be swapped.
先頭 means the front position in a line or group of people, while 先端 refers to a physical tip or the frontier of a field, not a position among people.
Word family· 7 lead position; first position (in a string)
lead-off batter; first batter in the lineup
advance troops; vanguard; leading unit
Etymology Compound of 先 (saki, 'front') and 頭 (atama, 'head'), using the on'yomi readings. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of the foremost position.
せん
頭とう
集しゅう
団だん
leading group; leading pack
