前衛|ぜんえいzen'ei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounadvance guard; vanguard
2. nounavant-garde
3. noun, sportsforward (player)
   駄目だめだよ。君きみ、背せが高たかいんだから前衛ぜんえいに来きてくれないと。↗

   That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.

• Synonym先鋒せんぽうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The vanguard that leads a charge, or the first fighter out in a team match; 「前衛」 also means avant-garde art and the front-court position.
• Synonym先陣せんじんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The vanguard or being first into action, as in 「先陣を切る」; 「前衛」 also covers avant-garde art and the front court.
• Synonym尖兵せんぺいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Soldiers or units scouting at the very front, or pioneers opening up new fields; 「前衛」 also covers avant-garde art and ball-sport front positions.
• Related陣頭じんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The very front of a formation or leading from it, as in 「陣頭指揮」; 「前衛」 is a front-line unit, also covering avant-garde art and the front court.
• RelatedニューウェーブNeutralLoanword for an innovative trend that replaces existing styles; 「前衛」 is broader, also covering the army's front and the front court.
• RelatedアバンギャルドNeutralLoanword for avant-garde art with a challenging, anti-establishment flavor; 「前衛」 is a Sino-Japanese word and broader in scope.
• Related先遣部隊せんけんぶたいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A unit dispatched ahead of the main force; 「前衛」 also refers to avant-garde art.
• Related前軍ぜんぐんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Troops fighting the enemy directly on the front line; 「前衛」 is broader and also covers avant-garde art.
• Related前衛派ぜんえいはNeutralNeutral. A school or group of artists pursuing avant-garde art; 「前衛」 is the general term and also names the front-court position.
• Antonym後衛こうえいNeutralNeutral. The rearguard unit or back-court player, the positional opposite of 「前衛」.

Use 「前衛」 for avant-garde art, the front court or forward position in ball sports, and advance-guard troops, as in 「前衛芸術」. For leading a charge, choose 「先鋒」 or 「先陣」; for avant-garde art movements, 「アバンギャルド」; for pioneers opening new ground, 「尖兵」. The opposite of 「前衛」 is 「後衛」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 前方ぜんぽうを守まもること。
2. 軍隊ぐんたいの前方ぜんぽうで障害しょうがいの除去じょきょ、偵察ていさつ、警戒けいかいなどを行おこなう部隊ぶたい。
3. チームで行おこなう球技きゅうぎで自陣じじんで攻撃こうげきや守備しゅびを行おこなう者もの。
4. 芸術げいじゅつ活動かつどうで先駆せんく的てきな表現ひょうげんを行おこなうこと。
5. 階級かいきゅう闘争とうそうで先進的せんしんてき、革命的かくめいてきな集団しゅうだん、グループ。