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前途 (ぜんと, zento) Japanese meaning: future | Kotomora
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ゆう
望ぼう
な
若わか
手て
研けん
究きゅう
者しゃ
だ
。
He is a young researcher with a promising future.
The outlook for this plan is not bright.
Usage patterns 前ぜん 途と が 明あか るい to have a bright future ahead
〈 人ひと 〉 の 前ぜん 途と を 祝いわ う to celebrate someone's future prospects
We raised a toast to celebrate the graduates' futures.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 前ぜん 途と に 期き 待たい する to have high hopes for someone's future
The teacher has high hopes for his future.
前ぜん 途と を 阻はば む to block the way ahead (physically or figuratively)
The heavy snow blocked the road ahead.
Related words 将来 is the everyday word for a person's future in general, while 前途 emphasizes the path or prospects that lie ahead, often with a nuance of uncertainty or challenge.
未来 refers to the future as an abstract time period, often distant, while 前途 is more concrete, focusing on the road or prospects immediately ahead of a person or plan.
行く末 is a literary word for how someone's life or fate will eventually turn out, while 前途 is more commonly used for career or project prospects.
前途 is a more literary, formal word for one's future path in life, while 先行き is used more commonly, especially for economic or market trends.
Word family many difficulties ahead; grim prospects
promising future; rosy prospects
promising future; bright prospects
Etymology Composed of 前 (before, ahead) and 途 (way, route). The literal meaning is 'the road ahead,' which extended to figurative uses for future prospects.
前ぜん 途と 有ゆう 望ぼう
promising future; bright prospects
promising future; bright prospects
far ahead; long way to go; distant
