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    3. 前書き

    前書き

    前まえ書がき​

    preface

    KMT6CoreNounLiteratureKanji Vocab23 strokes

    まえがき

    Noun

    1.
    preface, foreword, preamble

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    この本ほんの最さい初しょのページに前まえ書がきがある。

    There is a preface on the first page of this book.

    KMT4Literature
    著ちょ者しゃは前まえ書がきで、この作さく品ひつの執しっ筆ぴつ意い図とを説せつ明めいしている。

    In the preface, the author explains the intention behind writing this work.

    KMT6Literature
    論ろん文ぶんの前まえ書がきは、研けん究きゅうの背はい景けいと目もく的てきを簡かん潔けつに述のべるべきだ。

    The preface of a thesis should concisely state the background and purpose of the research.

    KMT7LiteratureEducation
    読どく者しゃは、前まえ書がきを読よむことで物ものが語たりの世せ界かい観かんをより深ふかく理り解かいできる。

    Readers can understand the worldview of the story more deeply by reading the preface.

    KMT7Literature
    卒そつ業ぎょう論ろん文ぶんの前まえ書がきには、指し導どう教きょう員いんの感かん謝しゃの言こと葉ばも含ふくまれていた。

    The preface of the graduation thesis also included words of gratitude to the supervisor.

    KMT7EducationLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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