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
- —延長前半first half of extra time (in soccer)
- —前脛骨筋anterior tibial muscle; musculus tibialis anterior
- —前例主義following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
- —前ページprevious page
- —事前防災preventive measures to reduce damage from a disaster; anticipatory disaster preparation
- —前糖尿病prediabetes
- —事前払いpayment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
- —運動前野premotor area; premotor cortex
- —人間以前The Pre-Persons (Philip K Dick, 1974)
- —前駆細胞precursor cell
- —事前の同意prior consent
- —前方後円墳keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
- —前方不注意not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
- —全般前哨線general outpost line
- —御前を退くto withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
- —神前に誓うto pledge before God
- —前例に倣うto follow (copy after) a precedent
- —前がん病変precancerous lesion
- —相前後するto occur one after another; to happen in succession
- —御前掛かりring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince