最前線|さいぜんせんsaizensen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounfront line; forefront
- Synonym第一線だいいっせんWrittenWritten style. Active on the front line, as in 「第一線で活躍」; 「最前線」 stresses the most intense point of the action.
- Synonym前線ぜんせんNeutralA front line in general, or a weather front; 「最前線」 emphasizes the very forefront.
- Related先頭せんとうNeutralThe very front of a line or column, leading the way; 「最前線」 points to a battlefield or the most intense front of work or research.
- Related陣頭じんとうWrittenWritten style. Taking the lead and directing, as in 「陣頭指揮」; 「最前線」 refers to the front-line position itself.
- Antonym後方こうほうNeutralThe rear, an area far from the front; the direct opposite of 「最前線」.
Use 「最前線」 for a battle front or the most intense front of work or research, as in 「医療の最前線」. For active front-line work pick 「第一線」, for the head of a line 「先頭」, for leading the charge 「陣頭」; 「後方」 is the opposite.
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