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前夜 (ぜんや, zenya) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “eve; previous night”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 10
試験 前夜 彼はもう 一度ノートに 目を 通した
He looked over his notebook again the night before the examination.
月7日 前夜曾良も泊まる。
September 20, 1689, Sora also stayed at the family temple of Izumiya overnight.
告別式の前夜祭の形態をとる。
It is observed as the eve of Kokubetsushiki (funeral service).
その通夜は、葬式の前夜に行われた。
The wake was held the night before the funeral.
まるで革命前夜のような騒ぎだった。
It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.
の発売前夜には店で客が並び始めた。
Customers started lining up at shops the night before the release of PS3.
まるで 革命 前夜のような 騒ぎだった。
It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.8
通夜（つや）とは葬儀前夜に夜通しで行う儀式の事。
A tsuya is a ritual held throughout the night before the day of the funeral.
西方教会では『前夜式』、『通夜式』などと呼ばれる。
In Western Christianity, such a service is called a Zenya-shiki service or Tsuya-shiki service.PS3
この前夜の式典は、呪術的な必要から遺体を不寝番することを意味する「通夜」を避け、「前夜式」「前夜の祈り」などと呼ぶ。
The ritual on the night before is called a 'Funeral wake,' 'Prayer on the night before' and so on rather than 'Tsuya' which means keeping a night watch for the deceased to perform an incantation.