9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5
in front, before
Kun'yomi
ま え 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
さ き point ②future ③destination ④rest (e.g. of a story) さと まい
Character Breakdown
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 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2819 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1453 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1957 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 290 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 309 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 38 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 921 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 139 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 2011X |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 159 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 47 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 47 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 102 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 23 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 177 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 182 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 53 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 29 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.3 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 196 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 296 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2o7.3 |
| Four corner code | 8022.1 |
| De Roo Code | 943 |