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JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

前ぜん述じゅつ

zenjutsu

previously mentioned

Example sentences

  1. しかしそれがそうではないことは前述ぜんじゅつの通とおりである。

    However, this wasn’t the case as stated before.

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

  2. 前述ぜんじゅつの通とおり、もとは別べつの書しょであったと考かんがえられている。

    As mentioned previously, these were originally considered separate books.

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

  3. 前述ぜんじゅつの通とおり、東西線とうざいせんは慢性的まんせいてきな赤字あかじを抱かかえている。

    As mentioned above, the Tozai Line has chronically operated in the red.

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

Kanji in 前述

  • 前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ
  • 述mention; stateOnジュツKunのべる

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