Word Meaning 前後

ぜんご zengo

前後 is read as ぜんご (zengo) and means before and after.

Meaning

English

  1. before and after
  2. consequences
  3. co-occurring
  4. happening at the same time
  5. just when
  6. around the time of
  7. order
  8. context

Reading

Kana

ぜんご

Romaji

zengo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 左右 Rank 3984 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前方後円墳

ぜんぽうこうえんふん

keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

前後の見境もなく

ぜんごのみさかいもなく

without considering the consequences

前後関係

ぜんごかんけい

context (of a passage)

産前産後

さんぜんさんご

before and after childbirth

相前後する

あいぜんごする

to occur one after another

前半

ぜんはん

first half

前日

まえび

previous day

前年

ぜんねん

the preceding year

前もって

まえもって

in advance

さき

future

ぜん

before

まえ

(in the) presence (of)

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