前ぜん作さく

also: まえさく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

previous work; preceding work; previous title; previous release

Only with reading ぜんさく

Refers to a creator's earlier work, such as a previous book, film, album, or game. Commonly used in reviews and discussions of artists' output.

first crop; preceding crop

Agricultural term for the first crop grown in a double-cropped field, before the second crop is planted. Not commonly used in everyday conversation.

前ぜん作さくを超こえるto surpass the previous work
この映えい画がは前ぜん作さくを超こえる出で来きだと評ひょう判ばんだ。
This film is said to be even better than the previous one.
前ぜん作さくより〈形けい容よう詞し〉more/less ~ than the previous work
続ぞく編へんは前ぜん作さくより面おも白しろいと言いわれている。
The sequel is said to be more interesting than the previous work.
前ぜん作さくに登とう場じょうした〈人ひと〉a character/person who appeared in the previous work
前ぜん作さくに登とう場じょうした主しゅ人じん公こうが今こん作さくにも出でてくる。
The protagonist who appeared in the previous work shows up again in this one.

旧きゅう作さく sense 1
旧作 just means an older release in general, while 前作 specifically points to the one work that came right before the current one by the same creator.

新しん作さく sense 1
新作 means the newest work a creator has released, the direct opposite of 前作, their previous one.
後あと作さく sense 2
後作 is the second crop planted after 前作, the first crop, in a double-cropping field.

前作Usage100%
- ぜんさく
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ぜんさく.
- まえさく
  Alternate reading まえさく is less common and may be encountered in some contexts.
まえさく

Compound of 前 (previous) and 作 (work, produce). The agricultural sense extends the idea of 'previous production' to crops.