前 — in front, before

Readings

On'yomi

ゼン

Kun'yomi

まえ-まえ

Example words

• 当り前あたりまえ(1) natural; reasonable; obvious (2) usual; common; ordinary
• 建て前たてまえ(1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) (2) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house (3) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette
• 午前ごぜんmorning; a.m.
• 前提ぜんていpreamble; premise; reason; prerequisite; condition; assumption; hypothesis; given
• 直前ちょくぜんjust before
• 名前なまえ(1) name; full name (2) given name; first name
• 以前いぜんago; since; before; previous
• 前後ぜんご(1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind (2) before and after (3) order; context (4) consequences (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order (6) co-occurring (7) around; about; approximately; nearly