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How to say 'Premise' in Japanese | 前提

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The Japanese word for Premise is 'Zentei', written as 前提 in Japanese.'Premise' in hiragana is ぜんてい.

    word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

    Reading

    ぜんてい

    zentei

    Kanji

    前Before, Front 提Present, Submit

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '前提 (ぜんてい)' means 'premise'. It refers to a statement or idea that forms the basis for a theory, argument, or conclusion. It is often used in logical, philosophical, or practical discussions to establish a foundational assumption. For example: The premise of the argument is flawed「その議論の前提は間違っている」(そのぎろんのぜんていはまちがっている). Without this premise, the theory falls apart「この前提なしでは、その理論は成り立たない」(このぜんていなしでは、そのりろんはなりたたない). The word can also be used in everyday contexts to refer to assumptions or conditions that must be met before proceeding with something.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1981

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前提

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • kanji

    提

    Meaning

    Present, Submit

Words Related to 前提 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 前提 Through the Kanji 提

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 提 as well.

  • word

    提供

    Meaning

    Provide

  • word

    提案

    Meaning

    Proposal

  • word

    提示

    Meaning

    Presentation

  • word

    提起

    Meaning

    Raising

  • word

    提出

    Meaning

    Submission

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What does 'Zentei' (前提) mean?

'Zentei' means 'Premise' .

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