JLPT N1 · Noun

前提 (zentei)

前提 (ぜんてい, zentei) is a Japanese noun meaning “condition; assumption”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぜんてい
Romaji: zentei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis · noun
intention; intent; aim; goal · noun
premise · noun

Example sentences

その前提が妥当かどうかよく考えるべきだ。

You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.

Tatoeba #208386

私たちは結婚を前提として交際しています。

We are dating with a view to marriage.

Tatoeba #165882

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 前提

前

in front, beforeゼン・まえ・-まえ · 9 strokes

提

propose, take along, carry in handテイ・チョウ・さ.げる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 前提.

前まえin front (of)午前ごぜんmorning名前なまえname以前いぜんbeforeお前おまえyou前者ぜんしゃthe former前進ぜんしんadvance当たり前あたりまえnatural前もってまえもってin advance前ぜんlast (i.e. immediately preceding)前後ぜんごfront and rear直前ちょくぜんjust before手前てまえbefore oneself腕前うでまえability

Source: JMdict entry 1393680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.