What does 前置き mean?
前置き is a Japanese noun meaning “preface, introduction” in English. It is written as 前置き in kanji, まえおき in hiragana, and maeoki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼は前置きとして、すこし話した。
He said a few words by way of preface.