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前途
Meaning in Englishfuture prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
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What it means
前途 means the future prospects or path that lies ahead for a person, project, or situation. It conveys what may unfold over time, including opportunities, development, and potential challenges.
Main meanings
- Future prospects or outlook for a person, organization, or situation.
- The path forward or trajectory of development in a given endeavor.
- In formal contexts, used to discuss long-term implications, including possibilities and potential difficulties ahead.
How to use it
Used in formal and written Japanese to discuss long-term implications, plans, or career trajectories. It appears in speeches, essays, business reports, and journalism. It is not common in casual everyday speech. Typical contexts include discussions of a person's future prospects, a project's outlook, or societal trends; it often collocates with adjectives describing positive or negative outcomes.
Variants and close terms
- 将来 (shourai) — future, prospects
- 未来 (mirai) — future
- 展望 (tenbou) — outlook, prospects
Composition
- 前 front, ahead; signals the part that lies before you in space or time.
- 途 road, path; used here to express a course or direction.
- Together they form the metaphor of the road ahead, i.e., the future prospects that lie before someone.
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noun (名詞)
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Related words by kanji and components
N1
真ん前
mammae
right in front, under the nose
N1
目途
medo
goal, outlook
N2
前～
zen～
former, late ~, past ~
N2
前後
zengo
front and back, before and after
N2
中途
chuuto
in the middle, half-way
N2
直前
chokuzen
just before
N2
手前
temae
before, this side
N2
用途
youto
use, usefulness
N3
当たり前
atarimae
natural, obvious, common
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