直前

• 読み: ちょくぜん
• ローマ字: chokuzen
• 漢字の分解: 直 (choku) — direct, straight, immediately; 前 (zen) — before, front, previous
• 発音: /tɕo.kɯ.zeɴ/

意味

Just before; immediately prior to. The moment right before something happens.

A noun and adverb describing the very last moment before an event or deadline. Commonly used with the particle に or の: 試験の直前 (just before the exam), 出発直前に (right before departure). Implies urgency or last-minute timing. The opposite is 直後 (chokugo, immediately after). Very frequently used in daily life, news, and business contexts.

例文

1. 試験の直前に慌てて復習した。
2. 出発直前になって忘れ物に気づいた。
3. 締め切り直前に書類を提出した。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, exams, travel, deadlines

トーン: urgent

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 直 (choku, direct/immediately) + 前 (zen, before/front). A transparent compound meaning 'directly before,' conveying the immediacy and proximity of the moment preceding an event.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal