Meaning of 前/meaning-of-れい in Japanese
Definition of 前/meaning-of-れい
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
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(n, adj-no, n-suf, pref) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。
How long ago did the author die? -
point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
1987年10月のある朝、スティーブン・ホーキングは自分のコンピューターの前に座っていた。
One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer. - head (of a line); front
- ahead; the other side
- the future; hereafter
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destination
わぁあ〜〜っ!?隠してっ!前、隠してよっ!
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up! - the other party
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(n) thanking; expression of gratitude
彼女の親切な助言に対して彼は礼を述べた。
He thanked her for her kind help.
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(n) bell (often globular)
だれがその猫に鈴をつけられるか。
Who can put a bell on the cat?
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(n) soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
これで彼の霊も浮かばれるだろう。
With this his spirit will be consoled.
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(n, n-pref, adj-no) custom; practice; habit; usual
春ごとに恋は例のいたずらを始める。
Love begins playing his old tricks every spring. -
said; aforementioned
彼は例のスキャンダルと関係があると私は思う。
I think he has something to do with that scandal. - instance; example; case; illustration; usage
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precedent
若いけれども彼はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な数学者である。
Young as he is, he is as great a mathematician as ever lived.
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- (n) Gokturks; Sky Turks; Tujue; (powerful Turkic confederation from medieval Inner Asia)
- (n) instar