前 before
Also: front
- On'yomi
- ゼン
- Kun'yomi
- まえ
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Remember it
八 splits open, the 月 meat lies there, and the 刂 knife stands ready — you cut the meat right in front of you, before you eat.
A common word
- 名前 なまえ name
Example sentences
駅の前で会いましょう。
えきのまえであいましょう。
Let's meet in front of the station.
食べる前に手を洗います。
たべるまえにてをあらいます。
I wash my hands before eating.
Kanji that share a part
八 is its radical. 33 kanji share it in all.
- 六 six
- 分 minute
- 公 public
- 弟 younger brother
- 寒 cold (weather)
- 共 together N3
- 具 tool N3
- 貧 poverty N3
刂 is a component. 28 kanji share it in all.
- 利 profit
- 別 separate
- 制 system
- 則 rule
- 列 file N3
- 判 judgement N3
- 到 arrival N3
- 刻 engrave N3