先駆け

さきがけ

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner

Common word Also written 魁、先駈け

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald
leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

Example sentences

クロッカスは春はるの先駆さきがけである。

The crocus is a forerunner of spring.
海洋かいよう研究けんきゅうの歴史れきしの先駆さきがけとなったのは、探検たんけんのための航海こうかいだった。

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