LingakuFrequency rank: 10,850. – 10,872.
- advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement
- herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement
- herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen
This meaning refers to a signal or indication given beforehand about an upcoming event or change. It is often used in contexts where preparation is needed.
He was aware of the advance warning about the exam schedule approaching.
The weather forecast indicated an advance warning of rain.
This meaning pertains to something that indicates or predicts a future event, often with an implication of significance or seriousness.
Generated collocations (experimental)
まえぶれ前触れをするto give an advance warningまえぶれ前触れがあるthere is a sign/omenわるい悪いまえぶれ前触れbad omenまえぶれ前触れなしwithout prior noticeいべんとイベントのまえぶれ前触れadvance notice of the eventよちょう予兆のまえぶれ前触れherald of a portentじゅうよう重要なまえぶれ前触れimportant advance warningまえぶれ前触れをみ見 えすけえぷescapeto perceive a signまえぶれ前触れにしたがう従うto follow the signsまえぶれ前触れとしてのの〜as a harbinger of ~
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Example sentences
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When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up.
7. きごう「きょう今日さ、にじいろ虹色のくも雲があったんだ。あんなのはじめて初めてみた見たよきごう」きごう「それはきごう『さいうん彩雲きごう』だね。みる見るといいことがおこる起こるまえぶれ前触れだって、むかし昔からいわれてる言われてるんだよきごう」
"There were rainbow-colored clouds today. I've never seen anything like it before." "Iridescent clouds, huh? You know, it's an old saying that if you see them, it's a sign of good things to come."