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前触れ

前ぶれ

Reading

Kana: まえぶれ
Romaji: maebure
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Definition

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previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent; advance warning

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

Example Sentences

ツバメは(なつ)前触(まえぶ)れだ。
➥The swallow is a sign of summer.
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(だれ)かがペンとかクリップのことで神経質(しんけいしつ)になってきたら、それは()()()したという立派(りっぱ)前触(まえぶ)れである。
➥When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up.
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(にわとり)()(ごえ)夜明(よあ)けの前触(まえぶ)れです。
➥The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.
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