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事前工作 (じぜんこうさく, jizenkousaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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事じ
前ぜん
工こう
作さく
を
行おこな
っ
た
。
Before the election, the candidate carried out thorough preparatory operations.
Advance measures are essential to proceed with negotiations advantageously.
Kanji 工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48) 作 make, production, prepare Related words 根ね 回まわ し 根回し specifically refers to informal consensus-building and laying the groundwork through prior consultation, often in Japanese business settings. 事前工作 is broader and can include any kind of advance preparation, sometimes with a strategic or manipulative nuance.
準じゅん 備び 準備 is a general term for preparation. 事前工作 emphasizes strategic, often behind-the-scenes actions taken to influence an outcome.
Etymology Compound of 事前 (beforehand) and 工作 (operations, maneuvering). The term is straightforward and modern, with no obscure historical derivation.
