This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

前世

Reading

Kana: ぜんせい
Romaji: zensei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

antiquity; the previous era

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public

Example Sentences

(ぜん)世紀(せいき)中頃(なかごろ)まで日本(にっぽん)封建(ほうけん)国家(こっか)であったことは、よくしられている。
➥It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.
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(たか)(ところ)って、あたしは()きだなぁ。あたしって、前世(ぜんせい)はきっと・・・飛行機(ひこうき)だったのかな?」「普通(ふつう)、そこは(とり)でしょうが」
➥"I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."
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