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What does 前 (ぜん, zen) mean?

前 (ぜん, zen) means last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-.

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Readingぜん
Romajizen
Part of speechnoun prefix
ぜん
zen

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-

  1. 1noun prefix last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-
  2. 2noun prefix pre- (e.g. premodern)
  3. 3noun suffix before
  4. 4noun · adverb before; earlier

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