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    3. 前代

    前代

    前ぜん代だい

    previous generation

    KMT10News #40+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ぜんだい

    Noun

    1.
    previous generation, former ages

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    前ぜん代だいの王おうは賢けん明めいだった。

    The previous king was wise.

    KMT8History
    前ぜん代だい未み聞もんの出で来き事ごとが起おこった。

    An unprecedented event occurred.

    KMT10HistoryCore Concepts
    前ぜん代だいの政せい策さくが、現げん在ざいの社しゃ会かい問もん題だいに深ふかく影えい響きょうしている。

    The policies of former ages deeply influence current social problems.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    この城しろは前ぜん代だいの領りょう主しゅによって築きづかれたものだ。

    This castle was built by the lord of the previous generation.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions
    前ぜん代だいの技ぎ術じゅつでは不ふ可か能のうだったことが、今いまでは可か能のうになっている。

    What was impossible with the technology of former ages is now possible.

    KMT10HistoryTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
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