せん
けん
たい

noun

  1. advance troops, vanguard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
けん
たい
先遣部隊 せんけんぶたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン さき ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ うえ うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
dispatch, despatch, send
つか.う ケン や.る (Early Jr. High, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
terraced hill
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)
regiment, party, company
タイ (4th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170), mound
こざと
consummate, (遂 variant)
to divide
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)