露払い|つゆはらいtsuyuharai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbperson who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; harbinger; forerunner
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbopening performer
- noun, sumosumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 露払いする(つゆはらいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 露払いします(つゆはらいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 露払いしない(つゆはらいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 露払いしません(つゆはらいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 露払いせず・露払いせぬ(つゆはらいせず・つゆはらいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 露払いした(つゆはらいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 露払いしました(つゆはらいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 露払いしなかった(つゆはらいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 露払いしませんでした(つゆはらいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 露払いして(つゆはらいして) |
| Potential | 露払いできる(つゆはらいできる) |
| Passive | 露払いされる(つゆはらいされる) |
| Causative | 露払いさせる(つゆはらいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 露払いさせられる(つゆはらいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 露払いすれば(つゆはらいすれば) |
| tara | 露払いしたら(つゆはらいしたら) |
| Volitional | 露払いしよう(つゆはらいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 露払いしましょう(つゆはらいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 露払いしろ(つゆはらいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym先駆せんくWrittenWritten register. Can mean a pioneer acting ahead of others or one clearing the way at the head of a procession; 「露払い」 stresses warming up for the main figure.
- Synonym前駆ぜんくFormalFormal. Stresses someone on horseback riding at the head of a procession to clear its way; it also means front-wheel drive in cars.
- Synonym先駆けさきがけNeutralNeutral. Stresses acting before others or leading an attack; also a harbinger, as in 「春の先駆け」. Broader in use than 「露払い」.
- Synonym先駆者せんくしゃWrittenWritten. Stresses a person who opens up a new field, i.e. 「パイオニア」; 「露払い」 instead points to the one going ahead of the star.
Use 「露払い」 for someone who clears the way or warms up the stage for a VIP or the main act, such as the wrestler leading a yokozuna's ring entrance or an opening performer. For a pioneer of a new field use 「先駆者」; for being first to act, 「先駆け」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


