みぜん – Vocabulary details

みぜん

Noun

1. before it happens; beforehand

usu. adverbially as ～に

み

ぜん

not yet; un-

-like

irrealis form (of Japanese verbs and adjectives; used with auxiliaries to form negative, causative, passive and volitional constructions)

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

prevention

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