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以前
已前
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

izen
English
Noun, used as a suffix
before, prior to, ago

Noun (futsuumeishi)
Adverb (fukushi)
the past, previously, former times

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Kanjis
ON: KUN: もっ.て
by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-3 FC: 2810.0


ON: ゼン KUN: まえ, -まえ
in front, before

Stroke: 9 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-3-6 FC: 8022.2


ON: KUN: や.む, すで.に, のみ, はなはだ
stop, halt, previously, already, long ago

Stroke: 3 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1771.1


Phrases
トムはいまや以前にもまして勤勉に働いている。
Parts: 今や (いまや) 以前 (いぜん) にも増して (にもまして) 勤勉 (きんべん) 働く (はたらく)
Tom works more diligently now.