9 strokes

in front, before

Kunまえ、-まえ
Onゼン

Radicals

Common words

  • 名前なまえ
    name, given name, first name
  • 前回ぜんかい
    previous time, last time, previous installment, previous instalment, previous session
  • お前おまえ
    you, presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
  • 以前いぜん
    before, prior to, ago, the past, before, previously, former times
  • 目の前めのまえ
    before one's eyes, in front of one, under one's nose, immediate, imminent, around the corner
  • 当たり前あたりまえ
    natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
  • 午前ごぜん
    morning, a.m.
  • 直前ちょくぜん
    just before, just prior to, right in front of, just in front of
  • 前進ぜんしん
    advance, moving forward, progress
  • 前年ぜんねん
    the preceding year, the previous year, last year
  • 前提ぜんてい
    condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis, intention, intent, aim, goal, premise (in logic)
  • 前年度ぜんねんど
    preceding fiscal year
  • 前期ぜんき
    first term, first half-year, preceding period, early period
  • 戦前せんぜん
    pre-war days, before the war
  • 駅前えきまえ
    in front of a station
  • 前面ぜんめん
    front part, frontage, facade, initial pledge (e.g. election), opening slogan
  • 中前ちゅうぜん
    front of center field, front of centre field
  • 前夜ぜんや
    last night, the previous night, night before (Christmas, etc.), eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
  • 前例ぜんれい
    precedent
  • 前倒しまえだおし
    moving forward (e.g. plans), acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule), front-loading
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