越前

Chinese
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (越前) 越 前
simp. #(越前) 越 前

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 越前 (Echizen).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

越前

  1. (～市) Echizen (a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
越 前
えち
Grade: S		 ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

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Proper noun

越(えち)前(ぜん) • (Echizen) ←ゑちぜん (wetizen)?

  1. Echizen (a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Echizen Province, an old province of Japan
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