Practice JLPTMeaning
生前 (せいぜん, seizen) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “during one's lifetime”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
これは 生前 彼が 使っていたものです
This is what he used during his life.
生前の極位は正四位下。
His highest official rank before his death was Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade).
生前は国司に任じられていた。
He was appointed to the provincial governor in life.
彼は 生前は 偉大な 政治 家であった。
He was a great statesman in life.
彼は生前は偉大な作曲家とは認められなかった。
He wasn't recognized as a great writer until after his death.
次の議論は出生前の組織移植に関するものである。
The next discussion concerns the transplantation of prenatal tissues.
彼は 生前は 偉大な 作曲 家とは 認められなかった。
He wasn't recognized as a great writer until after his death.
生前に 無名であった 多くの 偉大な 思想家は、 死後に 名声を 得た。
Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.
彼の著述は生前には公にされなかった. His works did not see the light of day until after his death.彼は生前はほとんど認められなかった. He was given very little recognition during his lifetime.彼は生前は偉大な政治家であった。
He was a great statesman in life.