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    3. 未然

    未然

    未み然ぜん

    before it happens

    KMT7News #16+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    みぜん

    Noun

    1.
    before it happens, previously

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    事じ故こを未み然ぜんに防ふせぐことが大たい切せつです。

    It is important to prevent accidents before they happen.

    KMT5Daily LifeCore Concepts
    彼かれは未み然ぜんに危き険けんを察さっ知ちし、私わたしたちを救すくった。

    He detected the danger before it happened and saved us.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    政せい府ふは、テロを未み然ぜんに防ふせぐための対たい策さくを強きょう化かしている。

    The government is strengthening measures to prevent terrorism before it happens.

    KMT7Politics & LawMilitary
    災さい害がいを未み然ぜんに防ふせぐため、早そう期き警けい報ほうシステムが導どう入にゅうされた。

    An early warning system was introduced to prevent disasters before they happen.

    KMT7TechnologyNature & Environment
    未み然ぜん形けいは、まだ実じつ現げんしていない事こと柄がらを表あらわす文ぶん法ぽう形けい式しきです。

    The irrealis form (mizenkei) is a grammatical form that expresses things that have not yet happened.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    未
    いま.だ・ま.だ・ひつじ…(2)
    un-・not yet・hitherto・still・even now…(3)
    然
    しか・しか.り・しか.し・さ…(2)
    sort of thing・so・if so・in that case・well
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