Kanji1 / 9
前 kanji
in front, before
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ゼン
Kun readings
まえ-まえ
Words with 前
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —前葉体prothallium
- —姫御前daughter of a person of high rank
- —前駆期prodromal phase; prodrome
- —前腕骨antebrachial bone; forearm bone
- —御前酒Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)
- —前近代premodern times; premodern era
- —一歩前進(a) step forward
- —空前絶後(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
- —事前割当prearranged quota
- —事前検閲prepublication censorship
- —事前研修advance training; prior training
- —事前通報advance report; advance notification
- —事前日付antedating
- —戦闘前哨combat outpost
- —前後左右in all directions
- —前後不覚unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
- —前史時代prehistoric period
- —前哨騎兵outpost cavalry
- —前哨勤務outpost duty
- —前進運動forward motion