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前

in front
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゼン
Kun readingまえ、-まえ
JōyōGrade 2
  1. last (i.e. immediately preceding)
  2. previous
  3. ex-
  4. former
  5. pre- (e.g. premodern)

Popular Usage

午前名前以前前者前進前後腕前当たり前

Radicals and components

Radical刀knifeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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