Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: in front, before
Kunyomi: まえ -まえ
Onyomi: ゼン
Radical: 刀
Reading: りっとう
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
午前(ごぜん) morning, a.m.
前日(ぜんじつ) previous day
前回(ぜんかい) last time
前(まえ) before, ago, former
この前(このまえ) the other day
名前(なまえ) name
手前(てまえ) in front of oneself, this side
駅前(えきまえ) in front of the train station
斜め前(ななめまえ) diagonally in front of
前売り(まえうり) advance sale
前 (ゼン) last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
前衛 (ゼンエイ) advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde (e.g. music)
中前 (チュウゼン) front of center field, front of centre field
風前 (フウゼン) where the wind blows
前 (まえ) in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
前売り (まえうり) advance sale, booking
左前 (ひだりまえ) wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
出前 (でまえ) home delivery (of food), outside catering
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: in front, before
Kunyomi: まえ -まえ
Onyomi: ゼン
Radical: 刀
Reading: りっとう
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
午前(ごぜん) morning, a.m.
前日(ぜんじつ) previous day
前回(ぜんかい) last time
前(まえ) before, ago, former
この前(このまえ) the other day
名前(なまえ) name
手前(てまえ) in front of oneself, this side
駅前(えきまえ) in front of the train station
斜め前(ななめまえ) diagonally in front of
前売り(まえうり) advance sale
前 (ゼン) last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
前衛 (ゼンエイ) advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde (e.g. music)
中前 (チュウゼン) front of center field, front of centre field
風前 (フウゼン) where the wind blows
前 (まえ) in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
前売り (まえうり) advance sale, booking
左前 (ひだりまえ) wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
出前 (でまえ) home delivery (of food), outside catering