JLPT N1 Advanced
先発
Departing in advance or a starting player
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後発 antonym: starting later, relief pitcher
1 Noun, Suru verb
Starting First / Going Ahead
Indicates the act of departing ahead of a subsequent group or being the first scheduled transport to leave.
Example
私たち は 先発隊 として 、 先に キャンプ場 へ 向かい ます 。
We will go ahead to the campground as the advance party.
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2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Starting Player (in sports)
Designates an athlete who participates in a match from the start rather than entering as a substitute.
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