Word Meaning 前夜

ぜんや zenya

前夜 is read as ぜんや (zenya) and means last night.

Meaning

English

last night
the previous night
night before (Christmas, etc.)
eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ぜんや

Romaji

zenya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 明夜 Rank 4278 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前夜祭

ぜんやさい

event held the night before another event

前夜式

ぜんやしき

wake

夜前

やぜん

last night

夜明け前が一番暗い

よあけまえがいちばんくらい

it's always darkest before the dawn

前方

ぜんぽう

rectangular front

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)

前言

ぜんげん

previous remarks

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