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Kanji: 前 Radical: 刀 (かたな) : ゼン; まえ; front, before
Joyo grade: 2 Stroke count: 9 Index in Nelson dictionary: 595 Index in Halpern dictionary: 2266
Japanese Reading English
前半ぜんはんthe first half
前 まえthe front, before
前せんbefore/
前ぜん(n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before/ago/former/previous/one-time/the above/(P)/
前まえ(n-adv,n-t,suf) before/in front/fore part/head (of a line)/presence/ago/previously/(five minutes) to/helping/portion/lady (so-and-so)/(P)/
前々まえまえ(n) beforehand/for a long time/
前々回ぜんぜんかい(n) the time before last/last time but one/
前にまえにahead/before/
前に 述べたようにまえにのべたように(exp) as discussed previously/as mentioned above/
前に買った分まえにかったぶん the lot I bought earlier/
前の世まえのよprevious existence/
前の節まえのせつformer section (stanza)/
前もってまえもって(adv) in advance/beforehand/previously/(P)/
前を隠すまえをかくす(exp) to cover one's private parts/
前以てまえもって(adv) in advance/beforehand/previously/
前衛ぜんえい(n) advance guard/vanguard/(P)/
前衛戦ぜんえいせん skirmish/prefinals (in games)/
前衛派ぜんえいは (n) the avant-garde/
前衛美術ぜんえいびじゅつ(n) avant-garde art/
前下がりまえさがり(n) front part low/
前科ぜんか(n) previous conviction/criminal record/previous offense/
前科者ぜんかしゃ (n) former convict/old offender/ex-convict/person with a criminal record/
前科者ぜんかもの (n) former convict/old offender/ex-convict/person with a criminal record/
前回ぜんかい(n-adv,n-t) last time/last installment/last session/(P)/
前開きまえびらきopen in front/
前 額ぜんがく(n) forehead/
前額部ぜんがくぶ (adj-no) forehead/frontal/
前掛けまえかけ(n) apron/
前割れまえわれ(adj-no) open in front/
前勘定まえかんじょう (n) paying in advance/
前官ぜんかん(n) one's former post/
前期ぜんき(n-adv,n-t) first term/first half year/preceding period/early period/(P)/
前期試験ぜんきしけん(n) midyear examinations/
前記ぜんき(adj-no,n) aforesaid/above-mentioned/said/above/
前 戯ぜんぎ(sexual) foreplay/(P)/
前脚ぜんきゃく(n) forelegs/
前脚まえあし(n) forelegs/
前金ぜんきん(n) advance payment/
前金まえきん(n) advance payment/
前金払いぜんきんばらい payment in advance/
前駆ぜんく(n) vanguard/precursor/forerunner/leader/
前駆症状ぜんくしょうじょう(n) prodomal symptom/
前駆戦ぜんくせん skirmish/prefinal (in games)/
前屈ぜんくつ(n,vs) bend forward/
前屈みまえかがみ(n) slouch/
前軍ぜんぐん(n) front-line troops/
前傾ぜんけい(n) forward inclination (tilt)/
前傾姿勢ぜんけいしせい(n) forward-bent posture/
前掲ぜんけい(adj-no,n) above-named/(P)/
前景ぜんけい(n) foreground/front view/