Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 前夜(ぜんや) in Japanese

前夜
Kana Reading
ぜんや
Romaji
zen'ya
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    last night; the previous night
    Example sentence
    まるで革命前夜のような騒ぎだった。 It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.

Examples of 前夜, ぜんや in a sentence

Kanji in this word

夜 JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる

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前 JLPT 5

9 strokes

in front, before

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まえ, -まえ

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