前ぜんzen前ぜん前ぜんShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)前ぜん前ぜんzenCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonGenki Ch. 4Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbookGenki Ch. 4the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; formerNoun, as prefixNoun, used as a prefixNoun, as prefixpre- (e.g. "premodern")Noun, as prefixNoun, used as a prefixNoun, as prefixbefore; earlierの-adj.Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'の-adj.Noun (common)Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Noun (common)Related:前前ぜん前ぜんzenprevious; one-time; formerWhat does 前 mean in English?the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former(n-pref)pre- (e.g. "premodern")(n-pref)before; earlier(adj-no, n)Search the picture dictionary for 前