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前後ぜんご (zengo)

around,throughout,front and back,before and behind,before and after

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #2163 most frequent

Meaning

前後 (ぜんご, zengo) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “around,throughout,front and back,before and behind,before and after”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

そちらに着つくのは6時じ前後ぜんごです。

I will arrive there around 6 o'clock.

腕うでを前後ぜんごに振ふりなさい。

Swing your arm back and forth.

ランプが前後ぜんごにゆれていた。

The lamp was swinging back and forth.

彼かれは首くびを前後ぜんごに振ふりました。

He shook his head back and forth.

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