直前

Chinese

 
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
simp. and trad.
(直前)

Pronunciation


Verb

直前

  1. to go straight ahead

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Sinitic, composed of (choku, direct, straight) + (zen, front, forward; before). Date of borrowing unknown.

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

直前 (hiragana ちょくぜん, rōmaji chokuzen)

  1. directly in front, directly ahead
  2. just before
    彼女 (かのじょ)結婚式 (けっこんしき)直前 (ちょくぜん)病気 (びょうき)にかかった。
    Kanojo wa kekkonshiki no chokuzen ni byōki ni kakatta.
    She became ill just before the wedding.

Antonyms

Verb

直前する (suru conjugation, hiragana ちょくぜんする, rōmaji chokuzen suru)

  1. to go straight ahead
  2. to proceed immediately

Conjugation

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