前駆|ぜんくzenku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
せんぐsenguokぜんぐzenguok
Definitions
  1. suru verb, no-adjective, intransitive verboutrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding
  2. suru verb, no-adjective, intransitive verbharbinger; herald; precursor; forerunner; foretoken
  3. suru verb, no-adjective, intransitive verbanticipation
Conjugation
Dictionary form前駆する(ぜんくする)
Polite (masu)前駆します(ぜんくします)
Negative (nai)前駆しない(ぜんくしない)
polite (masen)前駆しません(ぜんくしません)
classical zu / nu前駆せず・前駆せぬ(ぜんくせず・ぜんくせぬ)
Past (ta)前駆した(ぜんくした)
polite (mashita)前駆しました(ぜんくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)前駆しなかった(ぜんくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)前駆しませんでした(ぜんくしませんでした)
Te form前駆して(ぜんくして)
Potential前駆できる(ぜんくできる)
Passive前駆される(ぜんくされる)
Causative前駆させる(ぜんくさせる)
Causative passive前駆させられる(ぜんくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)前駆すれば(ぜんくすれば)
tara前駆したら(ぜんくしたら)
Volitional前駆しよう(ぜんくしよう)
polite (mashou)前駆しましょう(ぜんくしましょう)
Imperative前駆しろ(ぜんくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym先駆せんくNeutralA forerunner — a person or thing that opens up a new trend or leads the way. Close to 「前駆」 in sense but more common.
  • Synonym露払いつゆはらいNeutralSomeone who goes ahead to clear the way for an important person or procession; also the wrestler leading a yokozuna into the ring.
  • Related先駆けさきがけNeutralTaking the initiative or blazing a trail; originally also charging into enemy lines ahead of others. More common than 「前駆」.
  • Related先駆者せんくしゃNeutralA pioneer or trailblazer, usually a person, though a pioneering company or group can be called one too; common in modern usage, as in 「〜の先駆者」.
  • Related先がけNeutralAlternative spelling of 「先駆け」: going ahead of others or breaking new ground. Works in both speech and writing, and is more common than 「前駆」.
  • Antonym後続こうぞくNeutralFollowing or trailing behind — the opposite of 「前駆」, which goes ahead to lead the way.

For medical prodromal symptoms use 「前駆症状」. To describe pioneering a new field pick 「先駆け」 or 「先駆」; for a pioneer as a person, 「先駆者」; for someone clearing the way, 「露払い」. 「後続」 is the opposite.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 馬うまに騎乗きじょうして先導せんどうすること。また、そのような人ひと。先駆せんく。
  2. 自動車じどうしゃなどで「前輪駆動ぜんりんくどう」のこと。
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