直前 (ちょくぜん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

直前 (ちょくぜん) means just before / immediately before.

See example sentences below.

直前 at a glance

直前

ちょくぜんchokuzen

N2noun

just before / immediately before

直前ちょくぜんchokuzenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

just before / immediately before

Example 1

試験の直前に勉強した。

Translation

I studied just before the exam.

Example 2

彼は発表の直前で緊張していた。

Translation

He was nervous just before the presentation.