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    3. 前身

    前身

    前ぜん身しん

    antecedents

    KMT5News #10+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ぜんしん

    Noun

    1.
    antecedents, ancestor, previous position, previous existence, predecessor organization, predecessor organisation

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    この会かい社しゃの前ぜん身しんは何なんですか。

    What was the predecessor of this company?

    KMT4History
    その大だい学がくは、小ちいさな私し塾じゅくが前ぜん身しんだった。

    That university had a small private school as its predecessor.

    KMT5HistoryEducation
    この博はく物ぶつ館かんは、かつて城しろの前ぜん身しんであった場ば所しょに建たてられた。

    This museum was built on the site that was once the predecessor of a castle.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの前ぜん身しんは、有ゆう名めいな歴れき史し学がく者しゃだった。

    His previous position was that of a famous historian.

    KMT6HistoryWork & Career
    現げん在ざいの国こく際さい連れん合ごうは、国こく際さい連れん盟めいをその前ぜん身しんとしている。

    The current United Nations has the League of Nations as its predecessor.

    KMT7HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
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