前 — before, front, previous

まえ前 before

まえ

U+524D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #27 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #290 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

before
front
previous

Readings

On'yomi: ぜん zen
Kun'yomi: まえ mae

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まえ mae Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

前(まえ) mae front 名(な) 前(まえ) namae name 当(あ) たり前(まえ) atarimae natural お前(まえ) omae you (informal) 手(て) 前(まえ) temae before 前(まえ) 田(だ) maeda Maeda (surname) 人(ひと) 前(まえ) hitomae in public 前々(まえ) maemae beforehand

ぜん zen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

前(ぜん) 回(かい) zenkai last time 午(ご) 前(ぜん) gozen morning 前(ぜん) 後(ご) zengo front and back 前(ぜん) 半(はん) zenhan first half 直(ちょく) 前(ぜん) chokuzen just before 前(ぜん) 日(じつ) zenjitsu previous day 前(ぜん) 年(ねん) zennen previous year 前(ぜん) 方(ぽう) zenpou front

Words by frequency and grade

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