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前 (a) prior - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
前
English: (a) prior
Onyomi:
ゼン
Kunyomi:
まえ
-まえ
Nanori: さき, さと, まい
Romaji:
mae
zen
mae
-mae
Radical: 凵
Kanji: 前 (9 Strokes)
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: JLPT 5
Frequency Rank: 27
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

でまえかん :: 出前館 Demaecan

まえばしこうかだいがく :: 前橋工科大学 Maebashi Institute of Technology

おおてまえだいがく :: 大手前大学 Otemae University

ごぜんしゅ :: 御前酒 Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)

きょうあいがくえんまえばしこくさいだいがく :: 共愛学園前橋国際大学 Kyoai Gakuen University

ばらのなまえ :: 薔薇の名前 The Name of the Rose (1980 novel by Umberto Eco)

ひぜんふどき :: 肥前風土記 Hizen Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hizen province; approx. 732 CE)

おおおかえちぜん :: 大岡越前 Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)

まえだのクラッカー :: 前田のクラッカー Maeda no krakkaa (Maeda Seika brand of crackers)

おおてまえじょしだいがく :: 大手前女子大学 Otemae Women's College

ひぜんのくにふどき :: 肥前国風土記 Hizen Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hizen province; approx. 732 CE)

ひろさきだいがく :: 弘前大学 Hirosaki University

にんげんいぜん :: 人間以前 The Pre-Persons (Philip K Dick, 1974)

ひろさきがくいんだいがく :: 弘前学院大学 Hirosaki Gakuin College

まえだけんせつこうぎょう :: 前田建設工業 Maeda Corporation

しゅっしょうぜんしんだん :: 出生前診断 Prenatal screening

しゅっしょうぜんしんだん :: 出生前診断 Prenatal diagnosis

ぜんしゅしょう :: 前首相 Ex-premier

ぜんしゅしょう :: 前首相 Former prime minister

ぜんしゅしょう :: 前首相 Previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent)

えんちょうぜんはん :: 延長前半 First half of extra time (in soccer)

てまえどり :: 手前取り Buying items from the front of the shelf (i.e. with an earlier expiration date)

しんがたしゅっせいぜんしんだん :: 新型出生前診断 NIPT

しんがたしゅっせいぜんしんだん :: 新型出生前診断 Noninvasive prenatal testing

ぜんめんてんぼう :: 前面展望 Observation car view

ぜんめんてんぼう :: 前面展望 Front view

まえとびら :: 前扉 Bastard title

まえとびら :: 前扉 Half-title (of a book)

まえとびら :: 前扉 Front door (of a cabinet, bus, etc.)

ぜんきこうれいしゃ :: 前期高齢者 Young old (person between 65 and 74 years old)

Using 前 in sentences:

(Japanese) 今日の午前8時10分、メアリーが元気な三つ子を出産しました。

(English) Today at 8.10 a.m., Mary gave birth to healthy triplets. Today at 8:10 a.m., Mary gave birth to healthy triplets.

(Japanese) 以前は、どこに住んでたの？

(English) Where did you use to live?

(Japanese) 前より良くなった気がする。

(English) I feel better than before.

(Japanese) 「大金持ちになりたい？」「当たり前でしょ？」

(English) Do you want to be a millionaire? "Who doesn't?"

(Japanese) この歌、前どっかで聞いたことがある。

(English) I've heard this song somewhere before.

How do you say (a) prior in Japanese?

Answer: 前

How many kanji strokes does 前 have?

Answer: 9

Similar Words around the same Grade Level (Grade 2):
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