Meaning of 前日 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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前日
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Kana Readingぜんじつ, まえび
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Romajizenjitsu, maebi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
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Example Sentences
前日, ぜんじつ, まえび used in context
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If you can't come on the day of your appointment, be sure to let us know by the previous day.
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She met him the day before, that is to say May fifth.
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He lost the watch which he had bought the day before.
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He told me that he had seen her there the day before.
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He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day.
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The tree had been blown down by the typhoon of the day before.
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