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前述 (zenjutsu) Japanese meaning: aforementioned | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 前述する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 前ぜん 述じゅつ する 前ぜん 述じゅつ しない Polite 前ぜん 述じゅつ します 前ぜん 述じゅつ しません Past polite 前ぜん 述じゅつ しました 前ぜん 述じゅつ しませんでした Past 前ぜん 述じゅつ した 前ぜん 述じゅつ しなかった Te-form 前ぜん 述じゅつ して 前ぜん 述じゅつ しないで Desire 前ぜん 述じゅつ したい 前ぜん 述じゅつ したくない Potential 前ぜん 述じゅつ できる 前ぜん 述じゅつ できない Passive 前ぜん 述じゅつ される 前ぜん 述じゅつ されない Causative 前ぜん 述じゅつ させる 前ぜん 述じゅつ させない Causative passive 前ぜん 述じゅつ させられる 前ぜん 述じゅつ させられない Volitional 前ぜん 述じゅつ しよう Polite volitional 前ぜん 述じゅつ しましょう Imperative 前ぜん 述じゅつ しろ 前ぜん 述じゅつ するな Conditional 前ぜん 述じゅつ すれば 前ぜん 述じゅつ しなければ Tara conditional 前ぜん 述じゅつ したら 前ぜん 述じゅつ しなかったら
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とお
り
、
会かい
議ぎ
は
延えん
期き
と
なり
まし
た
。
As mentioned above, the meeting has been postponed.
Since I mentioned this issue earlier, I will omit it here.
Usage patterns 前ぜん 述じゅつ の 〈 事こと 〉 the aforementioned ~
I will explain the aforementioned problem in a bit more detail.
前ぜん 述じゅつ したように as mentioned above
As mentioned above, this system is scheduled to be changed starting next year.
前ぜん 述じゅつ の 通とお り as previously stated
As previously stated, a personal seal is required for the application.
Related words· 7 上述 and 前述 both mean 'aforementioned,' but 上述 sounds slightly more formal and is typically reserved for very structured or official writing.
既述 shares the meaning of 前述 ('previously stated') but is rarer and more technical, common in legal or academic documents.
先述 is a close synonym of 前述, both meaning 'mentioned earlier,' with 先述 slightly more common in essayistic writing.
前記 is typical of legal and formal documents, while 前述 is a bit more general and can appear in both writing and speech.
Show 3 more 上記 specifically points to text written above in the same document, whereas 前述 can also refer to something mentioned earlier in speech, not just writing.
以上 (in its 'the above' sense) is a light, common way to refer back to something just said, while 前述 is a more formal, written-style word meaning 'aforementioned', often used in documents and reports.
前述 means 'previously stated' and is used in written documents, whereas 件 (くだん) is a more literary, narrative way to point back to something already brought up.
Etymology Compound of 前 (before) and 述 (state, mention). The reading is on'yomi, suggesting a Sino-Japanese origin. The word is a straightforward kanji compound with no irregular historical development.
