前ぜん日じつ

also: まえび

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

previous day; day before; eve

Refers to the day immediately before a specific event or reference point. Often used in the pattern 〜の前日. Can function as a noun or adverbially.

〈事こと〉の前ぜん日じつthe day before <event>
試し験けんの前ぜん日じつはよく眠ねむれなかった。
I couldn't sleep well the night before the exam.
前ぜん日じつに〈動どう詞し〉to do something the day before
旅りょ行こうの準じゅん備びは前ぜん日じつに済すませておいた。
I finished preparing for the trip the day before.
前ぜん日じつから〈動どう詞し〉starting from the day before
彼かれは前ぜん日じつから緊きん張ちょうしていた。
He had been nervous since the day before.
前ぜん日じつ入いりするto arrive at a venue the day before an event
選せん手しゅたちは大たい会かいの前ぜん日じつ入いりをした。
The athletes arrived at the venue the day before the tournament.

前ぜん夜やN1
前日 refers to the whole day before an event, whereas 前夜 specifically means the night before it.
昨日きのうN5
前日 means 'the day before' a specified event or date, while 昨日 always means the day before today from the speaker's present moment.

翌よく日じつN3
前日 means the day before an event, while 翌日 means the day after it.
明あくる日ひN1
前日 means 'the previous day', the direct opposite of 明くる日 'the next day'.

当とう日じつN3
前日 means the day before an event, but 当日 means the day of the event itself, so learners often mix up which one to use.
全ぜん日じつ
前日 (the previous day) is a homophone of 全日 (all days) written with different kanji, so learners must rely on context or kanji to tell them apart.
先せん日じつN3
前日 means 'the day before (some event)' and is often confused with 先日 ('the other day, recently') due to the similar kanji and sound.

前日Usage100%
- ぜんじつ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is ぜんじつ.
- まえび
  Rare reading; ぜんじつ is overwhelmingly more common.
まえび

Compound of 前 (before) and 日 (day). The reading ぜんじつ is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading.