露払いする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 露払いする | 露払いしない |
| Polite | 露払いします | 露払いしません |
| Past polite | 露払いしました | 露払いしませんでした |
| Past | 露払いした | 露払いしなかった |
| Te-form | 露払いして | 露払いしないで |
| Desire | 露払いしたい | 露払いしたくない |
| Potential | 露払いできる | 露払いできない |
| Passive | 露払いされる | 露払いされない |
| Causative | 露払いさせる | 露払いさせない |
| Causative passive | 露払いさせられる | 露払いさせられない |
| Volitional | 露払いしよう | |
| Polite volitional | 露払いしましょう | |
| Imperative | 露払いしろ | 露払いするな |
| Conditional | 露払いすれば | 露払いしなければ |
| Tara conditional | 露払いしたら | 露払いしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
person who clears the way; outrider; forerunner
Refers to a person who goes ahead of a procession or important figure to clear the path, literally or figuratively. Can also be used metaphorically for a harbinger or precursor.
The outrider of the daimyo's procession ordered passersby to clear the way.
彼の新作は、新しい時代の露払いとなるだろう。
His new work will likely be a forerunner of a new era.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
opening performer; warm-up act
Used in entertainment contexts for a performer or act that appears first to warm up the audience before the main event.
コンサートの露払いとして、新人バンドが一曲演奏した。
As the opening act of the concert, a new band performed one song.
sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
Specific sumo term: the wrestler who walks ahead of a yokozuna during the dohyō-iri (ring-entering ceremony), often holding a sword.
横綱の土俵入りでは、露払いが先頭を歩く。
During the yokozuna's ring-entering ceremony, the dew-sweeper walks at the front.