先頭(せんとう)

せんとう
noun
head, lead, front
See also: 戦闘(せんとう) (combat, battle)
1. head, lead, front position
The foremost position in a line, group, or race; the front or leading position.
列(れつ)の先頭(せんとう)に並(なら)んだ。
I lined up at the front of the line.
彼(かれ)は先頭(せんとう)を走(はし)っている。
He is running in the lead.
先頭(せんとう)車両(しゃりょう)に乗(の)った。
I got on the front car (of the train).
先頭車両 = front car/lead car

先頭(せんとう) refers to being at the front or in the lead, whether physically in a line, in a race, or figuratively in leadership.

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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.5.31 23:09
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