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Japanese symbol for “fore”

Romaji: zenbu
front part; fore; front

In Japanese, fore is , read (zenbu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n front part; fore; front

Kanji and stroke order

in front, before
on: ゼン
kun: まえ、-まえ
9 strokes · JLPT 4
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fore”

WordReadingMeaning
まえ mae(the) front; frontal part; fore
フォア foafore

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なまえ namaename
いぜん izenbefore; prior to; ago
おまえ omaeyou
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
ごぜん gozenmorning; a.m.
あたりまえ atarimaenatural; reasonable; obvious
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part

See also: Chinese symbol for “fore”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.