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Meaning of 前々(まえまえ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 前々, 前前

Kana Reading まえまえ

Romaji maemae

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

beforehand; for a long time

Example sentence

先日、学校からの帰りに古本屋に立ち寄ったところ、前々から探していた本を偶然見つけた。 The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.

Examples of 前々, 前前, まえまえ in a sentence

先日、学校からの帰りに古本屋に立ち寄ったところ、前々から探していた本を偶然見つけた。

The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.

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Kanji in this word

前 JLPT 5

9 strokes

in front, before

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まえ, -まえ

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