in front, before

On'yomi
ゼン
Kun'yomi
まえ、-まえ
Parts
一丷刂月similar kanji →
JLPT N59 strokesGrade 2#27 most commonU+524D

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9 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 前

  • お前おまえyouN5
  • 以前いぜんbefore; prior to; agoN5
  • 一人前いちにんまえone portion; one serving; one personN5
  • 駅前えきまえin front of a stationN5
  • 気前きまえgenerosityN5
  • 紀元前きげんぜんpre-era; BC; BCEN5
  • 空前くうぜんunprecedented; record-breakingN5
  • 午前ごぜんmorning; a.m.N5
  • 午前中ごぜんちゅうin the morning; during the morningN5
  • 左前ひだりまえwearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)N5
  • 最前線さいぜんせんfront line; forefrontN5
  • 事前じぜんprior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex anteN5
  • 持ち前もちまえnatural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristicN5
  • 自前じまえpaying one's own expensesN5
  • 手前てまえbefore oneself; in front of one; nearbyN5
  • 出前でまえhome delivery (of food); outside cateringN5
  • 人前にんまえportion of foodN5
  • 人前ひとまえpresence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of othersN5
  • 寸前すんぜんjust before; on the verge of; on the brink ofN5
  • 生前せいぜんwhile alive; during one's lifetimeN5