Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
前払い

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

まえばらい (maebaraiまへばらひ (mafebarafi)?

  1. payment in advance

Synonyms edit

Antonyms edit

Verb edit

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 edit

References edit

  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN