Kanji
前
kanji character
in front
before
前 kanji-前 in front, before
前
Meaning
in front and before
Readings
Kun'yomi
- な まえ name
- まえ むき front-facing
- にん まえ portion of food
On'yomi
- ぜん ねん the preceding year
- ぜん かい previous time
- ぜん てい condition
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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前 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before... -
前 年 the preceding year, the previous year, last year -
前 回 previous time, last time, previous installment... -
前 提 condition, assumption, prerequisite... -
前 半 first half -
午 前 morning, a.m. -
前 期 first term, first half-year, preceding period... -
直 前 just before, just prior to, right in front of... -
名 前 name, given name, first name -
前 略 dispensing with the preliminaries ..., omitting the previous part -
以 前 before, prior to, ago... -
已 前 before, prior to, ago... -
戦 前 pre-war days, before the war -
前 向 きfront-facing, forward-looking, positive... -
当 前 natural, right, proper... -
人 前 presence of other people, (in) public, (in) front of others -
前 借 りgetting an advance (on one's salary) -
前 書 きpreface, foreword, preamble -
前 売 券 ticket sold in advance, advance ticket -
前 後 front and rear, front and back, before and behind -
前 進 advance, moving forward, progress -
前 夜 last night, the previous night, night before (Christmas... -
前 例 precedent -
前 者 the former, the first -
前 途 future, prospects, outlook... -
前 方 before, previously, front... -
二 人 前 for two people, (work) of two, (meals) for two -
前 売 advance sale, booking -
前 売 り券 ticket sold in advance, advance ticket -
駅 前 in front of a station