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先駆ける
先駈ける
rarely-used kanji form
魁ける
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
さきがける
sakigakeru
English
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
usu. as ...に先駆けて
to do (something) before (something or someone else), to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 先駆ける, 先駆けます
[does], will [do] 先駆けない, 先駆けません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 先駆けた, 先駆けました
[did] 先駆けなかった, 先駆けませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 先駆けて, 先駆けまして 先駆けないで, 先駆けませんで 先駆けなくて
Kanjis
先 ON: セン KUN: さき, ま.ず
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Stroke: 6 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-4-2 FC: 2421.1


駆 ON: ク KUN: か.ける, か.る
drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-10-4 FC: 7131.1


駈 ON: ク KUN: か.ける, か.る
run, gallop, advance

Stroke: 15 SKIP: 1-10-5 FC: 7231.1


魁 ON: カイ KUN: さきがけ, かしら
charging ahead of others

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-10-4 FC: 2421.1