TomoshiTomoshi

前|ぜんzen[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun (prefix)last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former
    前ぜん学期がっきは成績せいせきがよかった。↗
    I had a good report last term.
    田中前たなかまえ外相がいしょうの更迭こうてつに続つづく政治せいじ混乱こんらんがその象徴しょうちょうである。↗
    The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.
  2. noun (prefix)pre- (e.g. premodern)before the name of an era
  3. noun (suffix)beforeafter a noun
  4. noun, adverbbefore; earlier
Japanese definitions
  1. （まえ、さき）時間じかんの呼称こしょう。ある時点じてんに対たいして、早はやい方向ほうこう、即すなわち過去かことなる時点じてん。
  2. （ゼン）時間じかん・区分くぶんなどの前まえの部分ぶぶん。
  3. （ゼン）ひとつまえ。
  4. （ゼン）そうなる以前いぜん。
Kanji in this word
前
English equivalents
lastpreviousformer
See also
フロントすぎ次つぎ正面しょうめんまとも前部ぜんぶ前面ぜんめん面前めんぜん

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