前身|ぜんしんzenshin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounantecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
   彼かれの前身ぜんしんについては何なんかご存ぞんじですか。↗

   Are you aware of anything concerning his past life?

• Antonym後継こうけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Succession or a successor; opposite of 「前身」 in temporal order — what comes after, not before.
• Antonym後身こうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Opposite of 「前身」: the identity one has after rebirth, or the successor organization that took over.

Use 「前身」 for the earlier form of an organization or group, as in 「〜の前身」. For the organization that came after, use 「後身」; for the person who carries on, use 「後継」. Both are written/formal words.

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1. （ぜんしん）以前いぜんの身分みぶん。
2. （ぜんしん）団体だんたい・組織そしきなどの以前いぜんの形かたち。
3. （ぜんしん）（仏教ぶっきょう）前世ぜんせいの身の上みのうえ。