前代未聞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	代	未	聞
ぜん Grade: 2	だい Grade: 3	み Grade: 4	もん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんだい・みもん [zéꜜǹdàì mìmóń] (Atamadaka + Heiban – [1]-[0])^[1]^[2]

(Tokyo) ぜんだいみもん [zéꜜǹdàì mìmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nda̠i mʲimõ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)代(だい)未(み)聞(もん) • (zendaimimon)

(idiomatic) An unheard of, unprecedented issue.
前(ぜん)代(だい)未(み)聞(もん)の珍(ちん)事(じ)
zendaimimon no chinji
some unusual event unheard of

Synonyms

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN