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For pronunciation and definitions of さきがけ – see the following entry.
先駆け
[noun] forerunner
[noun] being in the forefront
[verb] to herald
[verb] to be in the vanguard
(This term, さきがけ (sakigake), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as さきがけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さきがけ.)