Detail word “直前”
ちょくぜん
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cho/kuzen'‾
☆ adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
☆ kind. n-t
◆ just before
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I always get nervous just before a match.
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That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.
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Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
Antonym
  • 直後
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The kanji
直 「チョク ジキ ジカ」
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Kanji radicals:
訓: ただ.ちに なお.す -なお.す なお.る なお.き す.ぐ
音: チョク ジキ ジカ
前 「ゼン」
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Kanji radicals:
訓: まえ -まえ
音: ゼン