Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 戦前(せんぜん) in Japanese

戦前
Kana Reading
せんぜん
Romaji
senzen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    pre-war days
    Example sentence
    戦前ヨーロッパへ行きました。 I went to Europe before the war.

Examples of 戦前, せんぜん in a sentence

  • 戦前ヨーロッパへ行きました。

    I went to Europe before the war.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

13 strokes

war, battle, match

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

in front, before

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まえ, -まえ

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