Word details

空前

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

Dictionary

Entry

空前うぜん~の Adj.Freq #39773
1

unprecedented; record-breaking

Examples
これは空前の大事件として歴史に残るでしょう。
This will go down in history as the greatest event that has ever taken place.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokesFrequency 304JLPT N4Grade 1

On

クウ

Kun

そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい

Nanori

うつ

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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