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[ぜん()·()]
zengo
noun, noun, used as a suffix, adverb, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 前後

noun
  1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
  2. before and after
noun, used as a suffix, noun, adverb
  1. around; about; approximately (after a quantity, age, time, etc.)
noun
  1. order; context
  2. consequences
  3. just when; around the time of
noun, suru verb
  1. inversion; reversion; getting out of order
  2. co-occurring; happening at the same time (as 前後して)

Meanings for each kanji in 前後

» in front; before
» behind; back; later

Stroke Order Diagrams for 前後

Sample Sentences for 前後

The lamp was swinging back and forth.
I was drinking with total abandon and blacked out. I have no idea what I was doing.
Get the meaning of a word from its context.
He's given to going overboard every time he gets a new idea.
When the bomb was dropped, I felt the house rock back and forth.

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