Word Meaning 前世

ぜんせい zensei

前世 is read as ぜんせい (zensei) and means antiquity.

Meaning

English

  1. antiquity
  2. the previous era

Reading

Kana

ぜんせい

Romaji

zensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 後世 Rank 20190 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前世界

ぜんせかい

prehistoric age

前世紀

ぜんせいき

ancient times

前世紀の遺物

ぜんせいきのいぶつ

relic from an earlier age

前世療法

ぜんせいりょうほう

past life therapy

前方

ぜんぽう

rectangular front

前夜

ぜんや

last night

前売り

まえうり

advance sale

前者

ぜんしゃ

the former

前年度

ぜんねんど

preceding fiscal year

前文

ぜんぶん

opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

前週

ぜんしゅう

last week

前借り

まえがり

getting an advance (on one's salary)

Example Sentences

2

It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.

"I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."