Kanji

前

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N5Jōyō · grade 2freq #279 strokes

Meanings

in front, before

ES: antes, delante de

On
ゼン
Kun
まえ、-まえ

Common words

  • 午前ごぜんmorning, a.m.
  • 名前なまえname
  • お前おまえyou
  • 以前いぜんbefore, prior to, ago
  • 前者ぜんしゃthe former, the first
  • 前進ぜんしんadvance, moving forward, progress
  • 手前てまえbefore oneself, in front of one, nearby
  • 前後ぜんごfront and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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