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    3. 先陣を切る

    先陣を切る

    先せん陣じんを​切きる​

    to lead (an advance)

    NTVerbMilitaryKanji Vocab24 strokes

    先陣をきる先陣切る先陣きる

    せんじんをきる

    Verb

    1.
    to lead (an advance), to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    陣
    camp・battle array・ranks・position・sudden…(1)
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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