No. 2,481 in Japanese
先発
"Starting; first to go; starting player; starting pitcher."
In a sentence
彼は今日の試合で先発ピッチャーとして登板します。
He will take the mound as the starting pitcher in today's game.
In this context, '先発' (senpatsu) refers to the starting pitcher, denoting a player who starts the game in this role.
新製品を先発で市場投入する計画があります。
There is a plan to launch the new product to the market first.
Here, '先発' (senpatsu) is used to mean introducing something first, indicating initial deployment or launch.
会合に先発の部隊が準備をする。
A spearhead team prepares for the meeting.
In this scenario, '先発' (senpatsu) implies an advance group or team that precedes the main party to make preparations.
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