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ぜん

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ぜん

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n-preflast (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former
  2. 2.
    n-prefpre- (e.g. premodern)
  3. 3.
    n-sufbefore
  4. 4.
    n, advbefore; earlier

Kanji breakdown

N29 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

鉛筆の先が丸くなった。

The point of the pencil has become dull.

二人の男のうち、背の高い方が先に出ていった。

The taller of the two men went out first.

ここから先には行けません。

You cannot go any farther.

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ぜん

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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