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Meaning of 先発 in Japanese
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先発
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Kana Readingせんぱつ
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Romajisenpatsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- forerunner; advance party; going on ahead
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- being in a (team sports) match or game from the start; starting
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Kanji in this word
先
JLPT 5
6 strokes
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず
発
JLPT 4
9 strokes
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
On'Yomi: ハツ, ホツ
Kun'Yomi: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ