Chinese

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straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
trad. (直前)
simp. #(直前)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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直前

  1. to go straight ahead

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Sinitic, composed of (choku, direct, straight) + (zen, front, forward; before). Date of borrowing unknown.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちょく)(ぜん) (chokuzen

  1. directly in front, directly ahead
  2. just before
    彼女(かのじょ)結婚式(けっこんしき)直前(ちょくぜん)病気(びょうき)にかかった。
    Kanojo wa kekkonshiki no chokuzen ni byōki ni kakatta.
    She became ill just before the wedding.

Antonyms

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Verb

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(ちょく)(ぜん)する (chokuzen surusuru (stem (ちょく)(ぜん) (chokuzen shi), past (ちょく)(ぜん)した (chokuzen shita))

  1. to go straight ahead
  2. to proceed immediately

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN