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予め (あらかじめ) — in advance | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

予め

あらかじめ

adverbusually kana

Meanings

1in advance
2previously
3beforehand
4ahead of time

Example sentence

予め断りますが、今日のブログは面白くないよ〜。

Just to warn you in advance, today's blog is no fun.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

予Beforehand, Previous, Myself4 strokes

More words with 予

予言よげん · predictionN1 予感よかん · presentimentN1 予備よび · preparationN2 予防よぼう · preventionN3 予算よさん ·

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予測よそく · predictionN3

予報よほう · forecastN3

予てかねて · previouslyN1

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