前大統領 ぜんだいとうりょう Meanings Noun previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president See also: 元大統領 (もとだいとうりょう). Kanji 前 front. Read as ゼン. 大 big. Read as ダイ. 統 unify. Read as トウ. 領 territory. Read as リョウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists