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先頭 (せんとう) — head | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

先頭

せんとう

noun

Meanings

1head
2lead
3vanguard
4head (of a line, group, etc.)
5front

Example sentence

さあ出発しよう。君先頭を行きなさい。

Let's start now, and you go first.

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Kanji in this word

先Before, Ahead, Previous6 strokes 頭Head, Counter For Large Animals16 strokes

More words with 先

先着せんちゃく · first arrivalN1 先天的せんてんてき · inherentN1 勤め先つとめさき · place of workN1 優先ゆうせん · preferenceN1 先端せんたん ·

Full entry on Jisho

pointed end

N2

先々月せんせんげつ · month before lastN2

祖先そせん · ancestor(s)N2

先だってせんだって · recentlyN1

More words with 頭

街頭がいとう · in the streetN1 頭かしら · headN1 冒頭ぼうとう · beginningN1 頭脳ずのう · headN2 ～頭～とう · counter for animalsN2 頭痛ずつう · headacheN3 頭打ちあたまうち · reaching a peak 口頭こうとう · oralN1

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