前衛 (ぜんえい)advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

advance guard; vanguardnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
avant-garde (e.g. music)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 前衛

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前年ぜんねんthe preceding year; the previous year
午前ごぜんmorning; a.m.
前半ぜんはんfirst half
前回ぜんかいprevious time; last time
前提ぜんていcondition; assumption
前日ぜんじつprevious day; day before
名前なまえname
直前ちょくぜんjust before
自衛隊じえいたいself-defence force; self-defense force
防衛ぼうえいdefense; defence
衛星えいせい(natural) satellite; moon
防衛庁ぼうえいちょうJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
衛生えいせいhygiene; sanitation
自衛じえいself-defense; self-defence
自衛官じえいかんJapanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたいJapan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

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