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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

未み然ぜん

mizen

before something happens

Most often used in 未然に防ぐ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 御所焼ごしょやき討うちの計画けいかくを未然みぜんに防ふせぐ事ことに成功せいこうした新選組しんせんぐみの名なは天下てんかに轟とどろいた。

    The name of the Shinsen-gumi, which succeeded in preventing the plot to burn down the imperial palace, became famous throughout the land.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 貞時さだときの子こ・14代執権北条高時だいしっけんほうじょうたかときは後醍醐天皇ごだいごてんのうの挙兵計画きょへいけいかくである正中しょうちゅうの変へんを未然みぜんに防ふせいだ。

    The fourteenth regent Takatoki HOJO, a son of Sadatoki, forestalled the Emperor Godaigo’s plans to raise an army against the bakufu, which is called the Shochu Incident.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 火災かさいを未然みぜんに防ふせぐため、毎月設備まいつきせつびを点検てんけんする。

    We inspect the equipment every month to prevent fires before they happen.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 未然

  • 未un-; not yetOnミ・ビKunいまだ・まだ・ひつじ
  • 然sort of thing; soOnゼン・ネンKunしか・しかり・しかし

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