前触れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まえ
Grade: 2
ふ > ぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
前觸れ (kyūjitai)
前ぶれ

Etymology

Compound of (まえ) (mae, before, ahead) + () (fure, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()れる (fureru, to contact, to report)). The fure changes to bure as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まえ)() (maebure

  1. (figurative) harbinger; messenger; herald; sign of things to come
    (うめ)(はな)(はる)前触(まえぶ)
    Ume no hana wa haru no maebure.
    Plum blossoms are a harbinger of spring.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN