Vocabulary

What does 前後 (ぜんご, zengo) mean?

前後 (ぜんご, zengo) means before and after; approximately, around.

Quick facts
Readingぜんご
Romajizengo
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ぜんご
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzengo

before and after; approximately, around

  1. 1noun front and rear; front and back; before and behind
  2. 2noun before and after
  3. 3noun suffix · noun · adverb around; about; approximately
  4. 4noun order; context
  5. 5noun consequences

Example sentences

  • About a hundred people gathered at the venue.

  • Look carefully both ways before crossing the road.

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