前触れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	触

Etymology

Compound of 前 (mae, “before, ahead”) + 触れ (fure), the stem noun form of verb 触れる (fureru, “to contact, to report”). The reading fure changes to bure due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: /ma.e.bu.re/, [mäe̞bɯᵝɽe̞]

Noun

前触れ (hiragana まえぶれ, romaji maebure)

1. (figurative) a harbinger; a messenger; a herald: a sign of things to come
   • 梅の花は春の前触れ。
     うめのはなははるのまえぶれ。
     Ume no hana wa haru no maebure.
     Plum blossoms are a harbinger of spring.

Synonyms

• 先触れ
• 前兆
• 兆し
• 予告