前触れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	触
まえ Grade: 2	ふ > ぶ Grade: S

Etymology

Compound of 前 (まえ) (mae, “before, ahead”) + 触 (ふ)れ (fure, 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 触 (ふ)れる (fureru, “to contact, to report”).). The fure changes to bure as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞bɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

前触れ (hiragana まえぶれ, rōmaji maebure)

(figurative) a harbinger; a messenger; a herald: a sign of things to come
梅 (うめ)の花 ()は春 (なははる)の前触 (まえぶ)れ。
Ume no hana wa haru no maebure.
Plum blossoms are a harbinger of spring.

Synonyms

先触 (さきぶ)れ (sakibure)
前 (ぜん)兆 (ちょう) (zenchō)
兆 (きざ)し (kizashi)
予告 (よこく) (yokoku)

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