ぜんれい
Meanings
Noun
1. precedent
Pitch accent
んれい
Composed of
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to follow (copy after) a precedent
Examples (6 in total)
There is no precedent for such a case.
If we do this, it'll set a precedent.
You've set a bad example.
He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.
The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.