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Meaning of 前

in front, before

Onyomi

ゼン
zen

Kunyomi

まえ
mae

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 ゼン / まえ 】

Meaning: in front, before.

27 of 2,500 most used kanji in newspapers.

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Example #1

わたしのなまえはジョンです。
watashi no namae wa jon desu.
My name is John.
Example #2

えきまえであいましょう。
ekimae de aimashou.
Let's meet in front of the station.
Example #3

わたしはさんかげつまえ、にほんにきました。
watashi wa san ka getsu mae, nihon ni kimashita.
I came to Japan 3 months ago.
Example #4

ごぜんはちじにしごとがはじまります。
gozen hachi ji ni shigoto ga hajimarimasu.
My work starts at 8am in the morning.

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