前ぜん例れい
Meanings
Noun
1. precedent
Kanji used
in front of
example
Pitch accent
ぜ
んれい
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Composed of
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
to follow (copy after) a precedent
Examples (5 in total)
You've set a bad example.
If we do this, it'll set a precedent.
He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.