前
N5 WaniKani
Stroke Order
Meaning
In Front, Before
On'yomi (音読み)
ぜん
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
まえ, -まえ
Stroke Count
9 strokes
前 in useful words
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- 午前ごぜん
- morning; a.m.
- 前後ぜんご
- front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
- 前日ぜんじつ
- previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
- 前年ぜんねん
- the preceding year; the previous year; last year
- 前半ぜんはん
- first half
- 名前なまえ
- name
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