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前衛

ぜんえい

avant-garde

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Examples

  1. 前衛芸術に触れた。

    ぜんえいげいじゅつにふれた。

    I encountered avant-garde art.

  2. 彼らは戦後の前衛を代表する画家だ。

    かれらはせんごのぜんえいをだいひょうするがかだ。

    They are the painters who represent the postwar avant-garde.

  3. 前衛的な演出に客席が戸惑っていた。

    ぜんえいてきなえんしゅつにきゃくせきがとまどっていた。

    The audience was baffled by the avant-garde staging.

Common patterns

前衛芸術
avant-garde art
前衛的な
avant-garde, experimental
前衛に立つ
to stand at the forefront

Memory tip

Originally a military term for the vanguard, which is exactly how French 'avant-garde' was formed. It still keeps that literal use in sports: in volleyball or tennis doubles the front players are the 前衛 and the back ones the 後衛.

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