前々月(ぜんぜんげつ)

ぜんぜんげつ
noun
the month before last
1. the month before last; two months ago
Refers to the month that precedes the previous month. Used in business, financial, and administrative contexts.
前々月(ぜんぜんげつ)の売上(うりあげ)は好調(こうちょう)だった。
Sales the month before last were strong.
前々月(ぜんぜんげつ)と比(くら)べて改善(かいぜん)した。
It improved compared to the month before last.
前々月(ぜんぜんげつ)から手続(てつづ)きを進(すす)めていたので、やっと完了(かんりょう)した。
I had been working on the paperwork since the month before last, so it's finally done.

A formal time expression meaning 'the month before last.' Used primarily in business, financial, and administrative writing.

WORD FORMATION:
前々(ぜんぜん) (two steps prior) + 月(げつ) (month). The 前々(ぜんぜん) prefix follows a productive pattern meaning 'the one before the previous one.'

RELATED TIME EXPRESSIONS:

  • 先月(せんげつ): last month
  • 前々月(ぜんぜんげつ): month before last
  • 前々年(ぜんぜんねん): year before last
  • 前々日(ぜんぜんじつ): two days before
  • 前々回(ぜんぜんかい): the time before last

REGISTER:
More formal than saying 先々月(せんせんげつ), which is sometimes used colloquially for the same meaning. In casual speech, ２か月(げつ)前(まえ) (two months ago) is more natural.

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Added 2026.3.14 10:36 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:49
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