WORD DETAIL
前歴
ぜんれき
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
前歴, readぜんれき, means a person's earlier experience or a record from their past. - Basic usage: It can neutrally describe a former occupation or refer to a past record being checked during an investigation.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Career history and past record
- It can describe neutral prior experience, such as an author's former occupation, or a person's record examined in an investigation. It should not automatically be narrowed to a criminal record.