越前

Chinese

 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
simp. and trad.
(越前)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 越前 (Echizen).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

越前

  1. () Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えち
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

越前 (hiragana えちぜん, rōmaji Echizen, historical hiragana ゑちぜん)

  1. Echizen Province, an old province of Japan
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