ぜんれい
Meanings
Noun
1. precedent
Kanji used
in front of
example
Pitch accent
んれい
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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 (5 in total)
You've set a bad example.
If we do this, it'll set a precedent.
He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.