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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

生せい前ぜん

seizen

during one’s lifetime

Used when speaking about someone who has died. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 生前せいぜんに無名むめいであった多おおくの偉大いだいな思想家しそうかは、死後しごに名声めいせいを得えた。

    Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 早良親王さわらしんのうは生前せいぜん当社とうしゃを崇敬すうけいしていた。

    Imperial Prince Sawara revered this shrine during his life.

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

  3. ちなみに広大院こうだいいんは生前せいぜんは美女びじょで知しられていたという。

    Incidentally, she was known to be a beautiful woman during her lifetime.

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

Kanji in 生前

  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
  • 前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ

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