Word Meaning 空前

くうぜん kuuzen

空前 is read as くうぜん (kuuzen) and means unprecedented.

Meaning

English

  1. unprecedented
  2. record-breaking

Reading

Kana

くうぜん

Romaji

kuuzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 絶後 Rank 13610 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

史上空前

しじょうくうぜん

unprecedented in history

から

emptiness

空っぽ

からっぽ

empty

空車

くうしゃ

having spaces available (of a parking lot)

空気

くうき

air

空間

くうかん

space

空中

くうちゅう

sky

空白

くうはく

blank space (in a document)

空き地

あきち

empty point

空き

あき

disuse

空手

からて

karate

空く

あく

to be empty

Example Sentences

3

The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.

The Tokyo stock market recorded an unprecedented loss.

On the 11th of March 2011, an unprecedented accident took place in Fukushima.