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    3. 前駆

    前駆

    前ぜん駆く

    outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade)

    KMT10News #37+1Noun, Participle, Verb, ParticleHistoryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ぜんくせんぐぜんぐ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Particle

    1.
    outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade), outriding
    2.
    harbinger, herald, precursor, forerunner, foretoken
    3.
    anticipation

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    この症しょう状じょうは病びょう気きの前ぜん駆くかもしれない。

    This symptom might be a precursor to the illness.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    古こ代だいの王どう族ぞくの行ぎょう列れつでは、前ぜん駆くが道みちを清きよめ、人ひと々びとに到とう来らいを告つげた。

    In ancient royal processions, outriders cleared the way and announced the arrival to the people.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    産さん業ぎょう革かく命めいは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいの大おおきな変へん化かの前ぜん駆くとなった。

    The Industrial Revolution became a precursor to major changes in modern society.

    KMT10HistoryScience & Math
    その小ちいさな出で来き事ごとは、やがて来くる大おおきな紛ふん争そうの前ぜん駆くとして歴れき史しに記しるされている。

    That small event is recorded in history as a harbinger of the great conflict that would eventually come.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    この芸げい術じゅつ運うん動どうは、後のちのモダニズムの重じゅう要ような前ぜん駆くと見みなされている。

    This art movement is considered an important precursor to later modernism.

    KMT10HistoryArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    駆
    か.ける・か.る…(1)
    drive・run・gallop・advance・inspire…(1)
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