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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

事じ前ぜん

N1
じぜん jizen
  1. prior
  2. beforehand
  3. in advance
の-adjective

Chinese meanings

事先

Examples

  • 事じ前ぜんに予よ約やくを取とっておくべきだ。
    We'd better make a reservation beforehand.
    应该事先预约。
  • 事じ前ぜんに弁べん護ご士しと相そう談だんした方ほうがいいよ。
    You'd better consult an attorney beforehand.
    最好先和律师商量。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('11acdf0a51'); // 事前
{
  "id": "11acdf0a51",
  "word": "事前",
  "reading": "じぜん",
  "romaji": "jizen",
  "meanings": [
    "prior",
    "beforehand",
    "in advance"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-no"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1314050,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "事前に予約を取っておくべきだ。",
      "furigana": "{事前|じぜん}に{予約|よやく}を{取|と}っておくべきだ。",
      "en": "We'd better make a reservation beforehand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 150789
    },
    {
      "ja": "事前に弁護士と相談した方がいいよ。",
      "furigana": "{事前|じぜん}に{弁護士|べんごし}と{相談|そうだん}した{方|ほう}がいいよ。",
      "en": "You'd better consult an attorney beforehand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 150790
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "bb74c587b35032c5b5d00130904729bd31be5ef3eb1a5bb4b9c4f6c699834bda",
    "meanings": [
      "事先"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "事前に予約を取っておくべきだ。",
        "zh": "应该事先预约。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "事前に弁護士と相談した方がいいよ。",
        "zh": "最好先和律师商量。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/11acdf0a51",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1314050; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "209d0765183a55a8a618d5e7481837797a1b579218a7c29ae0190ec5f6d363de",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}