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
- —前非past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
- —前表omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
- —前夫former husband; late husband
- —前婦previous wife; late wife
- —前便one's previous letter; one's last letter
- —前坊former crown prince; the late crown prince
- —前名one's previous name
- —前門front gate
- —前約previous engagement; previous promise
- —前葉preceding page; anterior pituitary
- —前列front row
- —前翅fore-wing (of insect)
- —前膊forearm
- —前蹤precedent
- —丹前large padded kimono
- —敵前in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
- —同前same as above; ditto; ibid.
- —仏前(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
- —面前(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
- —夜前last night