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[ぜん()·ちょう()]
zenchou
noun, no adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[ぜん()·ちょう()]
zenchou

Root Words:

[ぜん() + ちょう()]
zen + chou

English Meaning(s) for 前兆

noun, no adjective
  1. omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor; presentiment

Definition and Synonyms for 前兆

Sign a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Synonyms: しるし, もやし, サイン, サイン, 予兆, , 兆し, 兆す, 兆候, 先触れ, 前兆, 前表, , , 幸先, , , , , 徴表, 徴証, 息吹, 息吹く, , 気振り, 気色, 気色, 気配, 注連, 現れ, 現れる, 知る, 知らす, 知らせ, 知らせる, 表徴
Indication something that serves to indicate or suggest
Synonyms: しるし, もやし, , 兆し, 兆す, 兆候, 前兆, , , , 暗示, 気配, 現れ, 現れる, 表示
Symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
Synonyms: , 兆し, 兆す, 兆候, 前兆
Forerunner something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonyms: 伝令者, 先払い, 先発, 先駆, 先駆者, 前兆, 前表, 前触れ, 前駆
Sign a character indicating a relation between quantities
Synonyms: 兆候, 前兆, 前表, 合図, 気配, 目印, 符号, 縁起, 表号, 表徴, 記号
Indicator a signal for attracting attention
Synonyms: 兆候, 前兆, 前表, 前触れ, 合図, 表徴
Foretoken an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Synonyms: もやし, サイン, サイン, オーメン, 予兆, , 兆し, 兆す, 兆候, 先触れ, 前兆, 前表, 卜占, 幸先, , , , 知る, 知らす, 知らせ, 知らせる
Forerunner anything that precedes something similar in time
Synonyms: 先駆者, 前兆, 前身

Meanings for each kanji in 前兆

» in front; before
» portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms

Categories 前兆 is a member of

Communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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Clew evidence that helps to solve a problem
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Signaling any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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Indication something that serves to indicate or suggest
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Experience an event as apprehended
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Temporal Relation a relation involving time
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Mathematical Notation a notation used by mathematicians
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Sample Sentences for 前兆

This wind is a sign of a storm.
His laziness boded ill for the future.
Coming events cast their shadows before them.
They were symptoms of the earthquake.
These boded you no good.

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