単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#2,471 most used

以前

いぜん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

before; previously

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I've seen that picture before.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

He is not what he was.

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MEANINGS

2

the past; before; previously; former times

noun · adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

1

before; prior to; ago

suffix

SOUNDS THE SAME

依然still; as yet; as it has beenいぜん · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#2,471 most used

Written以前 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium