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    3. 先発

    先発

    先せん発ぱつ

    starting in advance

    KMT2News #3+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticleSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    せんぱつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    starting in advance, starting first, going first, going ahead
    2.
    starting (in team sports)
    sports

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    彼かれは今きょ日うの試し合あいに先せん発ぱつします。

    He will start in today's game.

    KMT2Sports & Martial Arts
    監かん督とくは彼かれを先せん発ぱつピッチャーに選えらびました。

    The coach chose him as the starting pitcher.

    KMT2Sports & Martial Arts
    先せん発ぱつ隊たいが危き険けんな地ち域いきを調ちょう査さしました。

    The advance party investigated the dangerous area.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    彼かれはサッカーの試し合あいで先せん発ぱつメンバーに選えらばれた。

    He was chosen as a starting member for the soccer match.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    野や球きゅうでは、先せん発ぱつ投とう手しゅの役やく割わりが非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようです。

    In baseball, the role of the starting pitcher is very important.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
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