Word

前後

ぜんご
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun

    front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

  2. Noun

    before and after

  3. Noun · Adverb

    around; about; approximately

  4. Noun

    order; context

  5. Noun

    consequences

  6. Noun

    just when; around the time of

  7. Noun · Suru verb · Transitive · Intransitive

    inversion; reversion; getting out of order

  8. Noun · Suru verb · Intransitive

    co-occurring; happening at the same time

In Spanish

  1. antes y despúes; contenido; en medio

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 女子は10〜11歳前後、男子は11〜12歳前後で思春期を迎える。

    Girls begin puberty around the ages of ten to eleven, and boys around the ages of eleven to twelve.

    Las niñas comienzan la pubertad alrededor de los 10 o 11 años, y los niños alrededor de los 11 o 12 años.

    Tatoeba #2327980(opens in a new tab)
  • 何か新しい考えを思いつくたびに、彼は前後の見境もなくそれを実行する傾向がある。

    He's given to going overboard every time he gets a new idea.

    Le da por exagerar cada vez que tiene una nueva idea.

    Tatoeba #187928(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは首くびを前後ぜんごに振ふりました。

    He shook his head back and forth.

    Tatoeba #104421(opens in a new tab)
  • 倒置法とうちほうは言葉ことばの前後ぜんごを入いれ替かえることにより文章ぶんしょうを強調きょうちょうする効果こうかがあります。

    Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.

    Tatoeba #75093(opens in a new tab)

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