Word Meaning 前者

ぜんしゃ zensha

前者 is read as ぜんしゃ (zensha) and means the former.

Meaning

English

  1. the former

Reading

Kana

ぜんしゃ

Romaji

zensha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Antonyms 後者 Rank 4446 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前任者

ぜんにんしゃ

predecessor

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

前世

ぜんせい

antiquity

前代

ぜんだい

previous generation

前足

まえあし

forefoot

Example Sentences

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The former is better than the latter.

The latter is better than the former.

The latter is better than the former.

He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

The French and the English like drinking, but the latter prefer beer whereas the former go in for red wine.

It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.