越前

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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)
simp. #(越前)
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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 越前 (Echizen).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

越前

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えち
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Proper noun

(えち)(ぜん) (Echizenゑちぜん (Wetizen)?

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