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殿

しんがり

rear; rear guard; the last in a line or ranking

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Examples

  1. 彼は部隊の殿を務めた。

    かれはぶたいのしんがりをつとめた。

    He served as the rear guard of the unit.

  2. 我がチームは殿からの追い上げを見せた。

    わがチームはしんがりからのおいあげをみせた。

    Our team fought back from last place.

  3. 行列の殿には荷物を運ぶ者が続いた。

    ぎょうれつのしんがりにはにもつをはこぶものがつづいた。

    At the tail of the procession came the baggage carriers.

Common patterns

殿を務める
to bring up the rear
殿を走る
to run at the back
殿から追い上げる
to charge up from last place

Memory tip

Read しんがり, this is the rear guard covering a retreat, and by extension whoever comes last in a line or a league table. The same character read との or どの is the feudal lord and the formal name-suffix — only context tells you which reading is meant.

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