Moto 前: In Front; BeforeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゼン
- Kun'yomi
- まえ、-まえ
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 797 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゼン)
- 前年ぜんねんthe preceding year; the previous year
- 午前ごぜんmorning; a.m.
- 前半ぜんはんfirst half
- 前回ぜんかいprevious time; last time
- 前提ぜんていcondition; assumption
- 前日ぜんじつprevious day; day before
- 直前ちょくぜんjust before
- 事前じぜんprior; beforehand
- 以前いぜんago; since
- 前年度ぜんねんどpreceding fiscal year
- 前期ぜんきfirst term; first half-year
- 戦前せんぜんpre-war days; before the war
- 前後ぜんごfront and rear; front and back
- 前進ぜんしんadvance; moving forward
- 前面ぜんめんfront part; frontage
- 目前もくぜんbefore one's very eyes; under one's nose
- 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
- 前線ぜんせん(weather) front
- 寸前すんぜんjust before; on the verge of
- 前例ぜんれいprecedent
- 前身ぜんしんantecedents; ancestor
- 前途ぜんとfuture; prospects
- 生前せいぜんwhile alive; during one's lifetime
- 前衛ぜんえいadvance guard; vanguard
- 最前線さいぜんせんfront line; forefront
- 前者ぜんしゃthe former
- 空前くうぜんunprecedented; record-breaking
- 前文ぜんぶんthe above sentence; the foregoing remark
- 前半戦ぜんはんせんfirst half of the game or match
- 前哨戦ぜんしょうせん(preliminary) skirmish
- 前週ぜんしゅうlast week; the week before
- 前代未聞ぜんだいみもんunheard-of; unprecedented
- 大前提だいぜんていmajor premise (in a syllogism)
- 前兆ぜんちょうomen; portent
- 前記ぜんきaforesaid; above-mentioned
- 紀元前きげんぜんpre-era; BC
- 門前もんぜんbefore the gate; in front of the gate
- 最前列さいぜんれつfront row
- 前部ぜんぶfront part; fore
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 名前なまえname
- 前向きまえむきfront-facing
- 当たり前あたりまえnatural; reasonable
- 駅前えきまえin front of a station
- 目の前めのまえbefore one's eyes; in front of one
- 手前てまえbefore oneself; in front of one
- 前倒しまえだおしmoving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule)
- 左前ひだりまえwearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
- 自前じまえpaying one's own expenses
- 前売りまえうりadvance sale; booking
- 持ち前もちまえone's nature; characteristic
- 一人前いちにんまえone portion; one serving
- 前頭まえがしらrank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
- 昼前ひるまえmorning; forenoon
- 出前でまえhome delivery (of food); outside catering
- 人前ひとまえpresence of other people; (in) public
- 腕前うでまえability; skill
Other readings
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