ぜん
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
Kanji used
in front of
period (of time)
Pitch accent
んき
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Composed of
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
midyear examinations
compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter
lower secondary education (e.g. middle school)
Examples (1 in total)
The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.