前後

Meaning

1. n
   front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
2. n
   before and after
3. n-sufnadv
   around; about; approximately
4. n
   order; context
5. n
   consequences
6. n
   just when; around the time of
7. nvs
   inversion; reversion; getting out of order
8. nvsvi
   co-occurring; happening at the same time
9. n archaic
   front and rear; front and back; before and behind

Example sentences

• 倒置法は言葉の前後を入れ替えることにより文章を強調する効果があります。

  Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.

• 腕を前後に振りなさい。

  Swing your arm back and forth.

• 彼は首を前後に振りました。

  He shook his head back and forth.