Japanese symbol for “premise”
前提
ぜんてい
Romaji: zentei
condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
In Japanese, premise is 前提, read ぜんてい (zentei).
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Meanings
- n condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
- n intention; intent; aim; goal
- n premise (logic)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “premise”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| プレミス | プレミス puremisu | premise |
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 |
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “premise”.
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.