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What does 前例 (ぜんれい, zenrei) mean?

前例 (ぜんれい, zenrei) means precedent.

Quick facts
Readingぜんれい
Romajizenrei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぜんれい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzenrei

precedent

  1. 1noun precedent

Example sentences

  • There is no precedent for an accident like this.

  • I proceeded with the procedure following precedent.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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