大前提

だいぜんてい

Meanings

1. Noun important condition; basic premise; basic assumption
2. something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; something that goes without mentioning
3. major premise (in a syllogism)

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as ダイ.
• 前 front. Read as ゼン.
• 提 put forward. Read as テイ.

Common phrases

• 大前提になる

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists