Word Meaning 前振り

まえふり maefuri

前振り is read as まえふり (maefuri) and means payment in advance (by bank transfer).

Meaning

English

  1. payment in advance (by bank transfer)
  2. swinging (one's body) forward
  3. lead in (to a joke, question, etc.)
  4. lead up
  5. preface
  6. introduction

Reading

Kana

まえふり

Romaji

maefuri

Writing Variants

  • 前ふり まえふり maefuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 39299 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前振込み

まえふりこみ

payment in advance (by bank transfer)

前売り

まえうり

advance sale

前借り

まえがり

getting an advance (on one's salary)

前提

ぜんてい

premise

前駆

ぜんく

anticipation

前衛

ぜんえい

avant-garde (e.g. music)

前節

ぜんせつ

preceding paragraph, section, or verse

前方後円墳

ぜんぽうこうえんふん

keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

前世紀

ぜんせいき

ancient times

前奏曲

ぜんそうきょく

prelude

前項

ぜんこう

antecedent (of a ratio)

前大統領

ぜんだいとうりょう

previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent)