Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 空前絶後(くうぜんぜつご) in Japanese

空前絶後
Kana Reading
くうぜんぜつご
Romaji
kūzenzetsugo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

Kanji in this word

絶 JLPT 3

12 strokes

discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress

On'Yomi: ゼツ

Kun'Yomi: た.える, た.やす, た.つ

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空 JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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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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後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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