前

in front

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゼン

Kun readingまえ、-まえ

JōyōGrade 2

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Radical刀knifeComponents

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horns · butcher · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 309

Compound words

午前ごぜん

morning; a.m.

名前なまえ

name; given name; first name

以前いぜん

before; prior to; ago; the past; before

前者ぜんしゃ

the former; the first

前進ぜんしん

advance; moving forward; progress

前後ぜんご

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth; before and after

腕前うでまえ

ability; skill; facility

当たり前あたりまえ

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common

お前おまえ

you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

駅前えきまえ

in front of a station

気前きまえ

generosity

空前くうぜん

unprecedented; record-breaking

左前ひだりまえ

wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; economic adversity; being in a bad financial situation

事前じぜん

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

自前じまえ

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

手前てまえ

before oneself; in front of one; nearby; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location)

出前でまえ

home delivery (of food); outside catering

人前にんまえ

portion of food

人前ひとまえ

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

寸前すんぜん

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

生前せいぜん

while alive; during one's lifetime

戦前せんぜん

pre-war days; before the war

前衛ぜんえい

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

前回ぜんかい

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

前

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 前

前

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Practice Writing 前