前 — before/front

Grade 2 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi zen · kun'yomi mae.

A boat (舟) cutting forward — a ship's bow cutting forward through water.

Example words

• 前 — mae — before
• 以前 — izen — before/ago

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