Definition of 前者 (ぜんしゃ)

ぜんしゃ

前者

ぜんしゃ

zensha

JLPT N3

Common word

noun

•

the former

Related Kanji

前	in front, before
者	someone, person

Example sentences(showing 20 results)

さかな

にく

えいよう

、

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

ねだん

たか

Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former

けんこう

とみ

。

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

だいじ

Health is above wealth, for the former is more important than the latter

ふた

いけん

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former

あいじょう

かね

じゅうよう

。

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

こうふく

あた

Love is above money. The latter can't give as much happiness as the former

ぜんしゃ

せんたくし

しじ

ひと

おお

、

わたし

こうしゃ

す

Many support the former alternative, but I prefer the latter

けんこう

。

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

ひと

こうふく

Health is above wealth, for this does not give us so much happiness as that

いくつかの

てん

点

で

、

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

おと

かれ

してき

He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects

わたし

むすこ

むすめ

。

ぜんしゃ

ニューヨーク

、

こうしゃ

I have a son and a daughter. The one is in New York, and the other in London

ふた

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

ほう

す

Out of the two designs, I prefer the former to the latter

にわ

さ

。

わたし

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

ほう

す

Rose and lilies are in bloom in the garden. I like these better than those

ぜんしゃ

かいけつ

こうしゃ

かいけつ

The solution of one may prove to be the solution of the other

てん

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

おと

The former is inferior to the latter in some respect

ジョーン

ジェーン

しまい

。

ぜんしゃ

Joan and Jane are sisters. The former is a pianist

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

ほう

The former is better than the latter

わたし

のうがく

かぶき

す

、

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

ゆうが

おも

I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter

とも

とり

、

ぜんしゃ

と

、

こうしゃ

後者

は

と

飛べない

The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; one can fly and the other cannot

けんこう

とみ

まさ

。

、

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

こうふく

Health is above wealth; the latter gives less fortune than the former

げんこう

ようい

みわ

。

ぜんしゃ

こうしゃ

せんめい

The original and the copy are easily distinguished since the one is much more vivid than the other

しごと

あそ

りょうほうとも

けんこう

ひつよう

。

こうしゃ

われわれ

きゅうそく

あた

、

ぜんしゃ

かつどうりょく

あた

Work and play are both necessary to health; this gives us rest, and that gives us energy

けんこう

とみ

まさ

、

こうしゃ

ぜんしゃ

よろこ

あた

Health is above wealth: this doesn't give so much pleasure as that