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事前 (jizen)

prior, beforehand, in advance

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

事前 (じぜん, jizen) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “prior, beforehand, in advance”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

トムが言いおうとした内容ないようは、事前じぜんに知しっていました。

I knew in advance what Tom was going to say.

必ず、事前に全ての空欄部分を記入しておいて下さい。

Be sure to fill in the blanks from top to bottom beforehand.

今度私の車を使うときは、事前に私に聞いてください。

Next time, ask me before you use my car.

事前に電話して、席を予約しておけばよかったね。

We should've phoned ahead and reserved a table.

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