先さき駆がけ

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先駆けする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	先さき駆がけする	先さき駆がけしない
Polite	先さき駆がけします	先さき駆がけしません
Past polite	先さき駆がけしました	先さき駆がけしませんでした
Past	先さき駆がけした	先さき駆がけしなかった
Te-form	先さき駆がけして	先さき駆がけしないで
Desire	先さき駆がけしたい	先さき駆がけしたくない
Potential	先さき駆がけできる	先さき駆がけできない
Passive	先さき駆がけされる	先さき駆がけされない
Causative	先さき駆がけさせる	先さき駆がけさせない
Causative passive	先さき駆がけさせられる	先さき駆がけさせられない
Volitional	先さき駆がけしよう
Polite volitional	先さき駆がけしましょう
Imperative	先さき駆がけしろ	先さき駆がけするな
Conditional	先さき駆がけすれば	先さき駆がけしなければ
Tara conditional	先さき駆がけしたら	先さき駆がけしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

pioneer; forerunner; taking the initiative

Refers to a person, group, or action that goes ahead of others, leading the way or setting a precedent. Often used in contexts of innovation, trends, or being the first to do something.

彼かれはこの分ぶん野やの先さき駆がけとして知しられている。
He is known as a pioneer in this field.
その会かい社しゃは環かん境きょう技ぎ術じゅつで先さき駆がけとなった。
That company took the initiative in environmental technology.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

leading an attack; charging ahead of others

Specifically refers to being at the front of a military charge or attack, or metaphorically leading a bold advance. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、彼かれはいつも先さき駆がけして敵てき陣じんに突とつ入にゅうした。
In the Warring States period, he always led the charge into the enemy camp.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の先さき駆がけとなるto become the pioneer/forerunner of something
彼かれの研けん究きゅうはAI技ぎ術じゅつの先さき駆がけとなった。
His research became the forerunner of AI technology.
〈場ば所しょ〉に先さき駆がけするto charge ahead into enemy lines/ranks
武ぶ士したちは敵てき陣じんに先さき駆がけした。
The warriors charged ahead into the enemy lines.
〈人ひと〉に先さき駆がけて〈動どう詞し〉to do something ahead of others
他た社しゃに先さき駆がけて新しん製せい品ひんを発はつ売ばいした。
We launched the new product ahead of other companies.
先さき駆がけを切きるto take the lead, be the very first
彼かれは新あたらしい分ぶん野やで先さき駆がけを切きった。
He took the lead in this new field.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
駆drive, run, gallop
魁charging ahead of others
駈run, gallop, advance

Related words

先せん駆く者しゃ sense 1
先駆者 is a formal noun for a historical pioneer, while 先駆け can also be used as a light, dynamic する-verb for being the first to do something.
草くさ分わけ sense 1
草分け emphasizes founding or clearing the way for a new field, whereas 先駆け simply stresses being first or ahead of others.
元がん祖そ sense 1
元祖 highlights being the original creator or source of a trend (e.g. a dish), while 先駆け focuses on the act of going ahead of the times.
先せん鋒ぽう sense 2
先鋒 names the frontmost fighter or spearhead of a group action, close to 先駆け's second sense of leading an attack.
パイオニア
先駆け emphasizes being the first to do or show something (a forerunner), while パイオニア emphasizes the person's ongoing role as an innovator or leader in a field.

Opposites

後あと追おい sense 1
後追い describes someone who merely follows or imitates trends, the opposite of 先駆け's role as the one who leads the way.

Don't confuse with

先せん頭とうN2
先頭 just means the physical front or head of a line, while 先駆け implies purposeful leadership or pioneering, not mere position.

Written forms

先さき駆がけUsage44%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
さきがけUsage40%
魁さきがけUsage16%
Uncommon single-kanji spelling; mainly literary or stylistic.
先さき駈がけ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji variant.

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead') and 駆ける (kakeru, 'to run, to dash'), with rendaku voicing. Literally 'running ahead,' it originally referred to charging ahead in battle and later extended to pioneering in general.