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紀き元げん前ぜん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. pre-era; BC; BCE
Kanji used
紀
era
元
origin
前
in front of
Pitch accent
き
げ
んぜん
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Composed of
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Examples (3 in total)
Christ was born in 4 BC.
And then the Romans came in 55 B. C.
Some of the oldest Chinese chopsticks date from 1200 B.C.