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前例

Reading

Kana: ぜんれい
Romaji: zenrei
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Definition

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precedent

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: レイ、 たと.える
Meanings: example, custom, usage, precedent

Example Sentences

このような問題(もんだい)前例(ぜんれい)はない。
➥There is no precedent for such a case.
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(かれ)前例(ぜんれい)のない(()い)機会(きかい)をとらえた。
➥He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.
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前例(ぜんれい)のない(かん)ばつが小麦(こむぎ)収穫(しゅうかく)甚大(じんだい)被害(ひがい)をもたらした。
➥The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.
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(きみ)(わる)前例(ぜんれい)(つく)ってしまった。
➥You've set a bad example.
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日本(にっぽん)経済(けいざい)当時(とうじ)前例(ぜんれい)のない好況(こうきょう)にあった。
➥The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
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科学(かがく)技術(ぎじゅつ)我々(われわれ)生活(せいかつ)のあらゆる側面(そくめん)浸透(しんとう)するようになり、その結果(けっか)として社会(しゃかい)(まった)前例(ぜんれい)のない速度(そくど)変化(へんか)しつつある。
➥Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.
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