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The Japanese word

前提

is pronounced
zentei | ぜんてい
means
premise, reason, prerequisite
Examples:
その前提が妥当かどうかよく考えるべきだ。
sono zentei ga datō ka dō ka yoku kangaeru beki da.
You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org