前ぜん世せい

noun

antiquity; previous era

Refers to a past age or former times, often in historical or literary contexts.

• 前ぜん世せいの文ぶん明めいを研けん究きゅうする。

  I study the civilizations of antiquity.

• 前ぜん世せいの遺い跡せきが発はっ見けんされた。

  Ruins from a previous era were discovered.