初しょ列れつ

noun, noun, used as a prefix

primary feathers; primaries

Ornithological term for the main flight feathers on a bird's wing.

• 鳥とりの初しょ列れつ風かざ切きり羽ばねは飛ひ行こうに重じゅう要ようだ。

  A bird's primary feathers are important for flight.

noun, noun, used as a prefix

first row; first rank; front line

Used for the foremost position in a lineup, ranking, or formation. Can be used as a prefix in compounds like 初列席.

• 彼かれは初しょ列れつに座すわった。