Word details

爾前

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 爾前.

Dictionary

Entry

爾前にぜんNoun
1

Buddhism

period before the Lotus Sutra was preached

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

prior; before; previous

3

Rare term

something unripe or of inferior grade

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

you, thou, second person

14 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

なんじしかりそののみおれしか

Nanori

ちか

in front, before

9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゼン

Kun

まえ-まえ

Nanori

さきさとまい

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