“Pioneer” in Japanese
Short answer
Pioneer in Japanese is “先駆け” (sakigake). Full meaning: pioneer, leader, taking the initiative, forerunner, harbinger, herald; leading an attack, charging ahead of others (towards the enemy).
Other ways to say “Pioneer” in Japanese
パイオニア
paionia pioneer
ピオニール
pioniiru pioneer
開拓者
kaitakusha pioneer, settler, colonist
先駆者
senkusha pioneer, trailblazer, leader, groundbreaker, pathfinder, forerunner
先覚
senkaku learned man, pioneer
先人
senjin predecessor, pioneer, ancestor
元祖
ganso originator, pioneer, inventor, founder; progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
先達
sendatsu leader, pioneer, precursor, senior figure; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
先覚者
senkakusha seer, pioneer, leading spirit, enlightened person
草分け
kusawake pathfinder, trailblazer, early settler; pioneer, founder, originator, groundbreaker
始祖
shiso founder, originator, pioneer
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