Japanese

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Alternative spelling
前払い

Etymology

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From (まえ) (mae) + (はら) (harai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (はら) (harau).). The harai changes to barai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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まえばらい (maebaraiまへばらひ (mafebarafi)?

  1. payment in advance

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Verb

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まえばらいする (maebarai suruまへばらひ (mafebarafi)?suru (stem まえばらい (maebaraisuru shi), past まえばらいした (maebaraisuru shita))

  1. to pay in advance

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN