Japanese symbol for “aforesaid”
前記
ぜんき
Romaji: zenki
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
In Japanese, aforesaid is 前記, read ぜんき (zenki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aforesaid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 件 | くだん kudan | the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question |
| 上述 | じょうじゅつ joujutsu | above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned |
| 既述 | きじゅつ kijutsu | previously mentioned; previously described; above-mentioned |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ atarimae | natural; reasonable; obvious |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.