前 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「刀」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「刀」
- On
- ゼンぜん · zen
- Kun
- まえmae
- Meaning
- front, before
Stroke order
Origin
From a foot moving forward — front, before.
Readings and examples
| Onゼンぜんzen | 前後ぜんご以前いぜん空前くうぜん |
|---|---|
| Kunまえmae | 前まえ前向きまえむき名前なまえ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 前後ぜんご
front and back
- 名前なまえ
name
- 午前ごぜん
- 前歯まえば
- 前進ぜんしん
- 駅前えきまえ
- 前兆ぜんちょう
- 寸前すんぜん
Example
えきの 前で あいましょう。
Let's meet in front of the station.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)