Illustration: On a wooded Japanese hiking trail, a group moves away in single file while the last adult pauses behind everyone else. Facing back down the trail, this rear hiker holds a backpack between the group and a bold macaque interested in an exposed snack pouch.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

しんがり

shingari

rear guard

Usually written in kana. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. これを見みた武蔵むさしは門人達もんじんたちを先さきに退却たいきゃくさせ、自みずからがしんがりとなって、数百人すうひゃくにんの敵てきを打払うちはらいつつ退却たいきゃくした。

    Then Musashi ordered disciples to withdraw, and he followed them fighting against the hundreds of the enemy.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. このとき殿しんがりを務つとめ見事みごとにやり遂とげている。

    On that occasion, they served as the rear guard and carried out the role admirably.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 登山とざんでは、経験けいけんのある人ひとがしんがりを務つとめた。

    On the hike, an experienced person brought up the rear.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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