vocab dash
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前まえ
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Meanings
Noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
Noun
No-adjective
Adverb
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
Noun
No-adjective
3. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
Noun
4. forward; ahead
5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
No-adjective
6. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
Suffix
7. portion; helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
Noun
8. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
9. privates; private parts
Kanji used
前in front of
Pitch accent
まえ
Used in vocabulary
当あたり前まえ
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
No-adjective
前まえ向むき
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
Na-adjective
一いち人にん前まえ
one portion; one serving; one person; adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
Noun
一人ひとり前まえ
one portion; one serving; one person; adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
Noun
建たて前まえ
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Noun
二に人にん前まえ
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
No-adjective
数すう年ねん前まえ
a few years ago; some years back
Adverb
前まえ売うり
advance sale; booking
Noun
持もち前まえ
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
No-adjective
前まえ払ばらい
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
Noun
前まえ借がり
getting an advance (on one's salary)
Noun
前まえ触ぶれ
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen
Noun
Examples1290
I sat in the front of the bus.
Look straight ahead.
On him the coat did not meet in the front.
Take your shoes off before you come into the room.
My father passed away two years ago.
The previous owners of our house moved to Liverpool.