前 – kanji for “before, front”
- Meaning
- before, front
- On'yomi
- ゼンzen
- Kun'yomi
- まえmae
- Level
- JLPT N5 #64 of 100
Words with 前
Grouped by how 前 is read. The highlighted kana is its reading.
On'yomiゼンzen
- 前回 ぜんかいzenkai last time
- 午前 ごぜんgozen AM/morning
- 午前中 ごぜんちゅうgozenchuu in the morning
Kun'yomiまえmae
- 前 まえmae before
- 名前 なまえnamae name
- お名前 おなまえonamae name (polite)
- みんなの前で みんなのまえでminnanomaede in front of everyone
Other words
- 駅前 ekimae in front of the station
Example sentences
- 午前八時です Gozen hachiji desu It's 8 AM
- 九時十分前です Kuji juppun mae desu It's 10 minutes to 9
- お名前は何ですか Onamae wa nan desu ka What is your name?
- 面接前は緊張します Mensetsu mae wa kinchou shimasu I get nervous before interviews
- 名前を書いてください Namae wo kaite kudasai Please write your name
- 前の人に立たれました Mae no hito ni tataremashita The person in front stood up (blocking me)
- 午前中は会議があります Gozenchuu wa kaigi ga arimasu There's a meeting in the morning
- 食べる前に手を洗います Taberu mae ni te wo araimasu I wash my hands before eating
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