ぜん
zen

Prefix

1. last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former

まえ学期がっき成績せいせきがよかった。
zengakkiwa sēsekiga yokatta.
I had a good report last term.
田中たなかぜん外相がいしょう更迭こうてつつず政治せいじ混乱こんらんがその象徴しょうちょうである。
tanaka zengaishōno kōtetsuni tsuzuku sējikonranga sono shōchōdearu.
The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.
Prefix

2. pre- (e.g. premodern)

Suffix

3. before

Noun
Adverb

4. before; earlier

Dated
Related to 前【まえ・2】