せん
先
けん
遣
たい
隊

noun

  1. advance party, advance team, advance group, vanguard unit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
けん
遣
たい
隊
 先遣隊 せんけんたい

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)
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)
シ (Kentei 1)