Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 前衛(ぜんえい) in Japanese

前衛
Kana Reading
ぜんえい
Romaji
zen'ei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    advance guard; vanguard
    Example sentence
    駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。 That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    avant-garde (e.g. music)

Examples of 前衛, ぜんえい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

衛 JLPT 1

16 strokes

defense, protection

On'Yomi: エイ, エ

Kun'Yomi:

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前 JLPT 5

9 strokes

in front, before

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まえ, -まえ

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