いぜん

以前

before; prior to; ago

N5Common wordNoun (suffix)
Noun (suffix)
beforeprior toago
Noun, Adverb
the pastbeforepreviouslyformer times

Example Sentences

彼女は以前よく夜更かしした。

She was in the habit of sitting up late at night.

最近、以前からある痔が痛みます。

Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.

礼儀は今日、以前ほど守られていない。

Politeness is less observed today than it used to be.

父は以前はバスで仕事に行ったものだ。

My father used to go to work by bus.

彼女は以前よりずっと上手(じょうず)()を書く。

She writes much better now than she used to.