前例
N1ぜんれい zenrei
- precedent
noun
Chinese meanings
先例
Examples
- このような問題の前例はない。There is no precedent for such a case.这样的问题没有先例。
- 彼は前例のない機会をとらえた。He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.他抓住了前所未有的机会。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('26f92d8772'); // 前例
{
"id": "26f92d8772",
"word": "前例",
"reading": "ぜんれい",
"romaji": "zenrei",
"meanings": [
"precedent"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1394190,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このような問題の前例はない。",
"furigana": "このような{問題|もんだい}の{前例|ぜんれい}はない。",
"en": "There is no precedent for such a case.",
"tatoeba_id": 223076
},
{
"ja": "彼は前例のない機会をとらえた。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{前例|ぜんれい}のない{機会|きかい}をとらえた。",
"en": "He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.",
"tatoeba_id": 102967
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "0a34d1674464acdbcf953f332637e60c4887c6676c169617ce679c849fe59df5",
"meanings": [
"先例"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このような問題の前例はない。",
"zh": "这样的问题没有先例。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は前例のない機会をとらえた。",
"zh": "他抓住了前所未有的机会。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/26f92d8772",
"JMdict ent_seq 1394190; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "5f23ad74800b770ddb65f1ad296725b3cb92dc9f509e82802d8fb3e0525e241d"
}
}