魁 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 魁意味

charging ahead of others

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魁 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

さきがけ sakigake
かしら kashira

KUNYOMI　訓読み

カイ kai

Examples

クロッカスは春の先駆けである。

The crocus is a forerunner of spring.

海洋研究の歴史の先駆けとなったのは、探検のための航海だった。

Voyages of exploration were the earliest in the history of studying the ocean.

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虹 rainbow

鴻 large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful, prosperous

泌 ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

於 at, in, on, as for

赳 strong and brave