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    3. 爾前

    爾前

    爾に前ぜん

    period before the Lotus Sutra was preached

    NTReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    にぜん

    Noun

    1.
    period before the Lotus Sutra was preached
    Buddhism

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    prior, before, previous

    Noun

    3.
    something unripe or of inferior grade
    rare term

    Stroke 0 / 23

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    Kanji that make up this word

    爾
    なんじ・しかり・その・のみ・おれ・しか…(4)
    you・thou・second person
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
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