前駆|ぜんくzenku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- suru verb, no-adjective, intransitive verboutrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding
- suru verb, no-adjective, intransitive verbharbinger; herald; precursor; forerunner; foretoken
- 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.
- 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


