前世

ぜんせい

Meanings

1. Noun antiquity; the previous era

Kanji

• 前 front. Read as ゼン.
• 世 generation. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 「高い所って、あたしは好きだなぁ。あたしって、前世はきっと・・・飛行機だったのかな？」「普通、そこは鳥でしょうが」
  "I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."

Words containing 前世

• 前世紀 (ぜんせいき) last century
• 前世紀の遺物 (ぜんせいきのいぶつ) relic from an earlier age
• 前世療法 (ぜんせいりょうほう) past life therapy

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