前触れ
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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前 | 触 |
まえ Grade: 2 |
ふ > ぶ Grade: S |
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前觸れ (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Compound of 前 (mae, “before, ahead”) + 触れ (fure, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 触れる (fureru, “to contact, to report”).). The fure changes to bure as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (figurative) a harbinger; a messenger; a herald: a sign of things to come
- 梅の花は春の前触れ。
- Ume no hana wa haru no maebure.
- Plum blossoms are a harbinger of spring.
- 梅の花は春の前触れ。