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予め: beforehand; in advance; previously | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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予め

JLPT N2Vocabulary

予(あらかじ)め

あらかじめ

beforehand; in advance; previously

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Reading and meaning

Reading: あらかじめ
Romaji: arakajime
Meaning: beforehand; in advance; previously
Word type: adverb

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

予(あらかじ)め必要(ひつよう)な書類(しょるい)を準備(じゅんび)しておいてください。
Please prepare the necessary documents in advance.
予(あらかじ)め予約(よやく)を取(と)り消(け)しておきました。
I canceled the reservation in advance.
予(あらかじ)め参加者(さんかしゃ)に日程(にってい)を知(

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らせておいた。

I informed the participants of the schedule in advance.

予(あらかじ)め問題点(もんだいてん)を確認(かくにん)しておけば、会議(かいぎ)が円滑(えんかつ)に進(すす)む。

If you check the potential problems beforehand, the meeting will proceed smoothly.

Kanji in this lesson

予beforehand, previous, myself, IJLPT N5