Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: charging ahead of others

Kunyomi: さきがけ かしら

Onyomi: カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: ghost, demon

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイイ brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic

カイセイ first star of the Big Dipper, top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)

シュカイ forerunner, ringleader

キョカイ ringleader, chief

Kunyomi Examples

先駆け さきがけ pioneer, leader, taking the initiative, forerunner, harbinger, herald, leading an attack, charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)