前 — kanji meaning “in front”
前
in front, before
- Meanings
- in front, before
- On'yomi
- ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi
- まえ、-まえ
- Name readings
- さき、さと、まい
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #27 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- qián — Chinese character page
Words with 前
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ atarimae | natural; reasonable; obvious |
| 前後 | ぜんご zengo | front and rear; front and back; before and behind |
| 前半 | ぜんはん zenhan | first half |
| 前提 | ぜんてい zentei | condition; assumption; prerequisite |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before; just prior to |
| 駅前 | えきまえ ekimae | in front of a station |
| 前年 | ぜんねん zennen | the preceding year; the previous year; last year |
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