ぜんや
Zenya
前夜 (Zenya) is a Japanese noun meaning “last night, the previous night, night before (Christmas, etc.), eve (of festival, major event, etc.)”.
Meanings
- noun, adverblast night; the previous night
- noun, adverbnight before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Examples
まるで革命前夜のような騒ぎだった。
It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).