Skip to content

事前 (じぜん): prior, beforehand, in advance — Japanese vocabulary

事前 is read じぜん and means "prior, beforehand, in advance". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

事前

Reading
じぜん · jizen
Translation
prior, beforehand, in advance
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
じぜんが

Example

事前に予約を取っておくべきだ。

じぜんによやくをとっておくべきだ。

We'd better make a reservation beforehand.

Kanji in this word

  • 事 — matter, thing
  • 前 — front, before

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free