前回
ぜんかい · zenkai
Previous time, last time, previous installment, previous instalment, previous session
Other ways to say “previous time” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
前回のパーマから、もう三か月経ちましたね。
ぜんかいのぱーまから、もうさんかげつたちましたね。
Three months have passed since your last perm, haven't they?
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今回の出張も、前回同様、成果が上がらなかった。
こんかいのしゅっちょうも、ぜんかいどうよう、せいかがあがらなかった。
This business trip, like the last one, did not produce results.
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What does 前回 mean?
Previous time, last time, previous installment, previous instalment, previous session.
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ぜんかい (zenkai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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