Word Meaning 前触れ

まえぶれ maebure

前触れ is read as まえぶれ (maebure) and means advance warning.

Meaning

English

  1. advance warning
  2. previous notice
  3. prior announcement
  4. herald
  5. harbinger
  6. forerunner
  7. portent
  8. sign

Reading

Kana

まえぶれ

Romaji

maebure

Writing Variants

  • 前ぶれ まえぶれ maebure

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7361 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前輪

まえわ

front wheel

前夜祭

ぜんやさい

event held the night before another event

前歴

ぜんれき

personal history

前線

ぜんせん

(weather) front

前身

ぜんしん

antecedents

前売り券

まえうりけん

ticket sold in advance

前略

ぜんりゃく

dispensing with the preliminaries ...

前兆

ぜんちょう

omen

前述

ぜんじゅつ

aforementioned

前史

ぜんし

prehistory

前著

ぜんちょ

ibid.

前門

ぜんもん

front gate

Example Sentences

5

Is this a bad sign?

He quit without notice.

Scattered clouds mean heavy rain.

War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.

"There were rainbow-colored clouds today. I've never seen anything like it before." "Iridescent clouds, huh? You know, it's an old saying that if you see them, it's a sign of good things to come."