前夜

Reading

Kana: ぜんや

Romaji: zen'ya

Definitions

n-adv

n-t

1

last night; the previous night

2

night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

Kanji

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

Example Sentence

まるで革命(かくめい)前夜(ぜんや)のような騒(さわ)ぎだった。

➥It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.