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魁

魁: leader

leader; pioneer
14 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
カイ
Kun
さきがけ・かしら

In 花魁 the reading おいらん is irregular; in 首魁 and 魁偉 it is the on-yomi カイ.

Key words

首魁しゅかいringleader
魁さきがけpioneer; trailblazer
花魁おいらんhigh-ranking courtesan
魁偉かいいburly; imposing

Example sentences

The police arrested a man believed to be the ringleader of the case.

Her novel was highly praised as a pioneer of a new kind of literature.

In Edo's Yoshiwara there were high-ranking courtesans known as oiran.

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