前途

ぜんと
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

One's future, prospects, or outlook—how things are expected to go ahead.

Noun

Examples

若い人の前途はこれから広がっている。

Young people have prospects that will expand from here on.

彼は前途有望なエンジニアだと評価されている。

He is regarded as a promising engineer.

卒業後の前途について真剣に考える時期だ。

It's time to seriously think about prospects after graduation.

2

The road or journey ahead; the distance or path still to be covered (can be literal or figurative).

Noun

Examples

山頂まではまだ前途が長い。

There's still a long way to go to the summit.

戦後の国の前途は多くの課題を抱えていた。

The country's postwar future faced many challenges.