Kanji 前: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 前: in front, before. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
in front, before
Imagine preparing a knife (刂) eight (八) months (月) in advance to get ready for what lies ahead. This character refers to 'before' in time or 'in front' in space.
当たり前 (あたりまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 当たり前: natural / obvious / common sense. Meanings and example sentences.
腕前 (うでまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 腕前: skill / ability. Meanings and example sentences.
事前 (じぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 事前: beforehand / prior / in advance. Meanings and example sentences.
前 (ぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前: before / earlier / previous. Meanings and example sentences.
前提 (ぜんてい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前提: premise / assumption / prerequisite. Meanings and example sentences.
前途 (ぜんと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前途: future outlook / prospects. Meanings and example sentences.
前例 (ぜんれい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前例: precedent / previous example. Meanings and example sentences.
建前 (たてまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 建前: public stance / official position. Meanings and example sentences.
前売り (まえうり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前売り: advance sale / prebooking. Meanings and example sentences.
前置き (まえおき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前置き: preface / introduction. Meanings and example sentences.
前もって (まえもって): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前もって: in advance / beforehand. Meanings and example sentences.
真ん前 (まんまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 真ん前: right in front. Meanings and example sentences.
前後 (ぜんご): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前後: around / before and after / front and back. Meanings and example sentences.
直前 (ちょくぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 直前: just before / immediately before. Meanings and example sentences.
手前 (てまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 手前: in front of / before / this side. Meanings and example sentences.
以前 (いぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 以前: before / ago / previously. Meanings and example sentences.
前者 (ぜんしゃ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前者: the former. Meanings and example sentences.
前進 (ぜんしん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前進: advance / progress / move forward. Meanings and example sentences.
午前 (ごぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 午前: before noon / morning time. Meanings and example sentences.
名前 (なまえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 名前: name. Meanings and example sentences.
前 (まえ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 前: before / in front of / earlier than. Meanings and example sentences.
