Word details
前代未聞
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 前代未聞.
Dictionary
Entry
1
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
Examples
犯人を弁護してた弁護士が実は真犯人だったなんて、前代未聞だ。
It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
前
in front, before
9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゼン
Kun
まえ-まえ
Nanori
さきさとまい
代
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
5 strokesFrequency 66JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ダイタイ
Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるよしろ
Nanori
す
未
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
5 strokesFrequency 650JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ミビ
Kun
いま.だま.だひつじ
聞
hear, ask, listen
14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ブンモン
Kun
き.くき.こえる
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