Word Meaning 生前

せいぜん seizen

生前 is read as せいぜん (seizen) and means while alive.

Meaning

English

while alive
during one's lifetime

Reading

Kana

せいぜん

Romaji

seizen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 在りし日,生きている間,生きている時,在世中,存生の砌,在命中,生存中,存命時 Antonyms 死後,没後・歿後 Rank 4231 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生前葬

せいぜんそう

funeral performed for someone while they are alive

出生前診断

しゅっしょうぜんしんだん

prenatal diagnosis

新型出生前診断

しんがたしゅっせいぜんしんだん

noninvasive prenatal testing

生きる

いきる

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生る

なる

to bear fruit

生き生き

いきいき

in a lively way

生かす

いかす

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

生長

せいちょう

growth (of a plant)

生年月日

せいねんがっぴ

birth date

生み出す

うみだす

to give birth to

生まれつき

うまれつき

by nature

生じる

しょうじる

to produce

Example Sentences

生前に無名であった多くの偉大な思想家は、死後に名声を得た。

Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.

生前葬のような入棺体験に参加した人々があると聞いたから驚いた。

I was surprised to hear that there are people who participate in "inside a coffin experiences" similar to those funerals held for still living people.