以前いぜんizen以い前ぜん以い前ぜんShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)以い前ぜん以い前ぜんizenCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N3Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N3Adv. nounAdverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)Adv. nounNoun (temporal)Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)Noun (temporal)ago; since; before; previousEXAMPLE以前(いぜん)より悪(わる)くなってる?Is it worse than before?以い前ぜん以い前ぜんizenago; since; before; previousWhat does 以前 mean in English?ago; since; before; previous(n-adv, n-t)Search the picture dictionary for 以前