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What does 前置き (まえおき, maeoki) mean?

前置き (まえおき, maeoki) means preface, introductory remarks.

Quick facts
Readingまえおき
Romajimaeoki
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まえおき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmaeoki

preface, introductory remarks

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive preface; introduction; preamble

Example sentences

  • I got straight to the point without any preamble.

  • The preamble is so long that we can't get to the main topic.

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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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