Results, 前

JLPTN5
先☆【さきsaki】前・先きirr.

noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:

  • previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
  • point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
  • head (of a line); front
  • ahead; the other side
  • the future; hereafter
  • destination
  • the other party

「私のwatashino後nochiからkara来るkuru方houはha私watashiにni優るmasaru方houであるdearu。私watashiよりyori先sakiにniおられたoraretaからkaraであるdearu。」とtoいったittaのnoはhaこの方konohouのno事kotoですdesu。 This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."

このkono先のsakino丸くmarukuなったnatta鉛筆enpitsuでdeはha書けないkakenai。 I can't write with this dull pencil.

ここkokoからkara先sakiにはniha行けませんikemasen。 You cannot go any farther.

２０マイルMAIRU先sakiにni山yamaのno頂上choujouがga見えたmieta。 We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.

でde、電話denwaしてshiteみたmitaらしいrashiiんnだけどdakedo、そのsono電話denwa先のsakino相手aiteってtteのnoがga問題mondaiだったdattaのnoよyo。 And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.

JLPTN5
前☆【まえmae】

adverbial noun / temporal noun / suffix:

  • ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour) ➜ 前【ぜん】
  • in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
  • head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part
  • in the presence of
  • helping; portion ➜ 人前【にんまえ】
  • privates; private parts

そのsono作家sakkaはhaどの位donokurai前maeにniなくなりましたnakunarimashitaかka。 How long ago did the author die?

１９８７年nen１０月juugatsuのnoあるaru朝asa、スティーブンSUTEIIBUN・ホーキングHOOKINGUはha自分jibunのnoコンピューターKONPYUUTAAのno前maeにni座っていたsuwatteita。 One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer.

彼女kanojoはha法廷houteiにni判事hanjiとto陪審員baishin'inのno前maeにniたったtatta。 She stood in the court before judge and jury.

わぁあ～～っwaaa～～！？隠してっkakushite！前mae、隠してkakushiteよっyo！ M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!

JLPTN1
前☆【ぜんzen】

prefix noun:

  • the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
  • pre- (e.g. "premodern") - before the name of an era

~の noun / noun:

前zen学期gakkiはha成績seisekiがgaよかったyokatta。 I had a good report last term.

Kanji definition:

前
常用２年JLPTN5

ゼンZEN・まえmae・~まえ mae

in front; before

Strokes:
9
Radical:
刀刂⺈ sword
SKIP:
2-2-7
UTF:
524d
JIS208:
33-16
Nanori:
さきsaki・さとsato・まいmai
Hangul:
전 [jeon]
Pinyin:
qián
Stroke order:
Example words:
午前【ごぜんgozen】
morning; a.m.
前年【ぜんねんzennen】
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
前半【ぜんはんzenhan】
first half
前回【ぜんかいzenkai】
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
直前【ちょくぜんchokuzen】
just before

Partial results:

JLPTN3
前進★【ぜんしんzenshin】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • advance; moving forward; progress

軍隊guntaiはha丘okaのno上ueへhe前進zenshinしたshita。 The army advanced up the hill.

JLPTN3
前者☆【ぜんしゃzensha】

noun:

  • the former

いくつかのikutsukano点tenでde、前者zenshaはha後者koushaよりもyorimo劣っているototteiruとto彼kareはha指摘shitekiしたshita。 He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.

JLPTN2
前後★【ぜんごzengo】 Inflection

noun:

  • front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
  • before and after

suffix noun:

  • around; about; approximately

noun:

  • order; context
  • consequences
  • just when; around the time of

noun / ~する noun:

  • inversion; reversion; getting out of order
  • co-occurring

彼kareはha首kubiをwo前後zengoにni振りましたfurimashita。 He shook his head back and forth.

日本nipponのnoＯＤＡはha返済hensai期間kikan３０年nen、利率riritsu２％％前後zengoというtoiu条件joukenのno緩いyurui円借款enshakkanがga大部分daibubunをwo占めるshimeru。 Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.

倒置法touchihouはha言葉kotobaのno前後zengoをwo入れ替えるirekaeruことkotoによりniyori文章bunshouをwo強調kyouchouするsuru効果koukaがgaありますarimasu。 Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.

JLPTN1
前提★【ぜんていzentei】

noun:

  • preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite; condition; assumption; hypothesis; given

そのsono前提zenteiがga妥当datouかどうかkadoukaよくyoku考えるkangaeruべきbekiだda。 You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.

JLPTN1
前例★【ぜんれいzenrei】

noun:

  • precedent

このようなkonoyouna問題mondaiのno前例zenreiはhaないnai。 There is no precedent for such a case.

JLPTN1
前途★【ぜんとzento】

noun:

  • future; prospects; outlook
  • journey ahead; distance yet to cover

君kimiにはniha前途zentoがgaあるaru。 Life lies in front of you.

JLPTN1
前売り☆【まえうりmaeuri】前売 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • advance sale; booking

予約yoyakuはha全てsubete前売りmaeuriであるdearu。 All the seats are sold in advance.

JLPTN1
前置き☆【まえおきmaeoki】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • preface; introduction; preamble

彼kareはha前置きmaeokiとしてtoshite、すこしsukoshi話したhanashita。 He said a few words by way of preface.

JLPTN1
前もって☆【まえもってmaemotte】前以て・前以って

adverb:

  • in advance; beforehand; previously

私watashiはha前もってmaemotteあなたanataにni知らせるshiraseru。 I will let you know in advance.

前年★【ぜんねんzennen】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • the preceding year; the previous year; last year

年金nenkinのno額gakuはha原則としてgensokutoshite前年zennenのno物価変動bukkahendouにniスライドSURAIDOしてshite算出sanshutsuされるsareru。 As a general rule, the pension amount is based on price changes in the previous year.

前回★【ぜんかいzenkai】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

彼kareはha前回zenkaiのno好景気koukeikiのno間maにni財産zaisanをwo株kabu取り引きtorihikiのnoあてたateta。 He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.

前半★【ぜんはんzenhan・ぜんぱんzenpan】

noun:

プログラムPUROGURAMUはha今頃imagoroもうmou始まっているhajimatteiruはずhazuですdesu。だからdakara、前半zenhanはhaたぶんtabun観られないmirarenaiでしょうdeshou。 The program should have started by now, so we'll probably miss the first half.

前日★【ぜんじつzenjitsu・まえびmaebi】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day - esp. 〜の前日

私watashiはhaそのsono前日zenjitsu彼kareにniあったatta。 I met him on the previous day.

前年度★【ぜんねんどzennendo】

adverbial noun / noun:

  • preceding fiscal year
前向き★【まえむきmaemuki】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

私watashiたちtachiはhaもう少しmousukoshi前向きmaemukiにni時間jikanをwo使うtsukauべきbekiだdaとto思うomou。 I think we should use our time a bit more constructively.

前期★【ぜんきzenki】

temporal noun / ~の noun:

  • first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period Antonym: 後期

同社doushaのno第dai４四半期shihankiのno業績gyousekiはha前期zenkiにni比べkurabe、急激にkyuugekini改善kaizenしたshita。 The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.

前面★【ぜんめんzenmen】

noun:

  • front part; frontage; facade
  • initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

車kurumaのno前面zenmenガラスGARASUはha砕けてkudakete粉々konagonaになったninatta。 The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

前夜★【ぜんやzen'ya】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • last night; the previous night
  • night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

まるでmarude革命kakumei前夜zen'yaのnoようなyouna騒ぎsawagiだったdatta。 It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.

前線★【ぜんせんzensen】

noun:

  • (weather) front

noun / ~の noun:

  • front line; forward area; action zone - Military term

彼らkareraはha兵士heishiとしてtoshite前線zensenにni行ったitta。 As soldiers they went to the front.

前倒し★【まえだおしmaedaoshi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
前身★【ぜんしんzenshin】

noun:

  • antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

彼のkareno前身zenshinについてnitsuiteはha何かnanikaご存じgozonjiですかdesuka。 Are you aware of anything concerning his past life?

前衛☆【ぜんえいzen'ei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • advance guard; vanguard
  • avant-garde (e.g. music)

駄目dameだdaよyo。君kimi、背が高いsegatakaiんnだdaからkara前衛zen'eiにni来てkiteくれkureないとnaito。 That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.

前文☆【ぜんぶんzenbun】

noun:

  • preamble
  • the above statement
前方☆【ぜんぽうzenpou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • forward; frontward; ahead Antonym: 後方
  • rectangular front

我々warewareはhaはるかharuka前方zenpouにni他のtano船funeをwo見たmita。 We saw another ship far ahead.

前触れ☆【まえぶれmaebure】前ぶれ Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • advance warning; previous notice; announcement
  • herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; omen

ツバメTSUBAMEはha夏natsuのno前触れmaebureだda。 The swallow is a sign of summer.

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Kanji

前

ゼンZEN・まえmae・~まえ mae

in front; before


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