前 — before, front

Kanji

〈 90 of 160 〉

Meaning

before, front

Onyomi

ゼン

Kunyomi

まえ

Radical

りっとう
りっとう
knife, sword
2
Radical position: tsukuri

Strokes

9

Grade

2

Kodansha

1453

Classic Nelson

595

Hint

Before cooking, one needs to cut the vegetables Image of kanji fragment and meat 月 with a knife 刂.
Kanji alive

Examples

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
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Quick Reference

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メーニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

Next/Previous kanji Use the ← and → keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets in the top navigation bar
Toggle kanji animation/typeface Use the ↑ or ↓ keys or click on the large image of the kanji.
Next/Previous typeface Use the Shift + ← and Shift + → keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets next to the name of the typeface
Return to Search Click on the text of the current search term on the far left of the navigation bar

Note: The order in which kanji appear in the detail view when selecting the next or previous kanji is dependant on the sort mode previously chosen in the search view.

Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation Use the spacebar or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke Use the Shift + ← or Shift + → keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation Use the Shift + r keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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