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    3. 第一線

    第一線

    第だい一いっ線せん

    the front (of a battlefield)

    KMT6News #12+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab27 strokes

    だいいっせん

    Noun

    1.
    the front (of a battlefield), forefront

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは第だい一いっ線せんで活かつ躍やくしている。

    He is active on the front lines.

    KMT5Work & Career
    医い療りょうの第だい一いっ線せんで働 く人ひと々びとは、日ひび々い命のちと向むき合あっている。

    People working on the front lines of medical care face life and death every day.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthWork & Career
    兵へい士したちは、国くにの防ぼう衛えいのため第だい一いっ線せんに送おくられた。

    Soldiers were sent to the front lines for the defense of the country.

    KMT6Military
    この研けん究きゅう者しゃは、AI技ぎじゅ術つか開い発はつの第だい一いっ線せんで世せ界かいをリードしている。

    This researcher is leading the world on the forefront of AI technology development.

    KMT7TechnologyWork & Career
    彼かれは長なが年ねん、ジャーナリストとして紛ふん争そう地ち域いきの第だい一いっ線せんを取しゅ材ざいしてきた。

    For many years, he has covered the front lines of conflict zones as a journalist.

    KMT7MilitaryWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    第
    No.・residence
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    線
    すじ…(1)
    line・track
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