草分け（くさわけ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: pioneer/trailblazer
Example sentences
- 彼はこの業界の草分けだ。 — He is a pioneer of this industry.
- 草分けとして苦労を重ねた。 — As a pioneer, he went through hardship after hardship.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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