JLPT N2 · Noun

先頭 (sentou)

先頭 (せんとう, sentou) is a Japanese noun meaning “head (of a line, group, etc.); front”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんとう
Romaji: sentou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard · noun

Example sentences

さあ出発しよう。君先頭を行きなさい。

Let's start now, and you go first.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先頭

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

頭

head, counter for large animalsトウ・ズ・あたま・かしら · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先頭.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1596210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.