にぜん

爾 前

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    period before the Lotus Sutra was preached

  2. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    prior, before, previous

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    something unripe or of inferior grade
    rare term