前

Meanings

1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
3. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
4. forward; ahead
5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, adverb, suffix

Kanji

• 前

  Meanings

  in front, before

  On reading

  ゼン

  Kun reading

  まえ、-まえ

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 我が家の前には狭い庭があります。

  There is a small garden in front of my house.

  Tatoeba #186438 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 部屋に入る前に靴を脱ぎなさい。

  Take your shoes off before you come into the room.

  Tatoeba #84196 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 父は２年前に亡くなった。

  My father passed away two years ago.

  Tatoeba #84774 · CC BY 2.0 FR