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Dictionary: “前例”

前例

ぜんれい

precedent

Example sentence

There is no precedent for such a case.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

前
On
ぜん
Kun
まえ;-まえ
Stroke count
9

・in front

・before

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例
On
れい
Kun
たと.える
Stroke count
8

・example

・custom

・usage

・precedent

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Related words to 前例

2 related words

前例に倣う

ぜんれいにならう

→

to follow (copy after) a precedent

前例主義

ぜんれいしゅぎ

→

following precedent (instead of trying something new);reliance on precedent