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以前 (いぜん): Before / previously — Japanese vocabulary

以前 is read いぜん and means "Before / previously". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

以前

Reading
いぜん · izen
Translation
Before / previously
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
いぜんが

Example

以前お会いしませんでしたかしら。

いぜんおあいしませんでしたかしら。

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Kanji in this word

  • 以 — by means of
  • 前 — front, before

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