9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

in front, before

Kun'yomi
  • in front (of) ②before ③(the) front ④forward ⑤previous (e.g. page) ⑥portion ⑦front (of one's body or clothing)
  • -まえ
On'yomi
  • ゼン
    last (i.e. immediately preceding) ②pre- (e.g. premodern) ③before ④before
Nanori
  • point ②future ③destination ④rest (e.g. of a story)
  • さと
  • まい

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

まえ-まえ 93.0%
ゼン 7.0%
さき 0.0%

Character Breakdown

in front, before
まえ ゼン さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ グチ ゴツ
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

Common Words

you ②presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding) ②pre- (e.g. premodern) ③before ④before
name ②given name
before one's eyes ②immediate
you ②my dear ③hey
portion of food
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References

Unicode hex code 524D
JIS X 0208 1-33-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 595
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 490
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2266
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 296
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o7.3
Four corner code 8022.1
De Roo Code 943