JLPT N5 Kanji: 前

Kanji: 前 mae Before

Remember: there is a month in there.
JLPT N5: 33 / 100 | 9 Strokes

前

On: ゼン
Kun: まえ
Meaning: 1) before; previous; 2) in front of

This versatile word is used with time and space:

TIME: ago; before; past; previous: 一時間前(いちじかんまえ) (one hour ago)
SPACE: in front of: 駅前(えきまえ) (in front of the train station)

Kanji Parts:

并 (put together) [the top part]
月 (moon; month)
刂 (knife) [shortened form of 刀(かたな)]

Stroke Order:

Examples:

前書(まえが)き preface [lit. before the writing]
二年前(ふたねんまえ) two years ago
名前(なまえ) name

Example Sentence:

お名前(なまえ)は何(なん)ですか？

What is your name?

お名前(なまえ) (your) name [honorific]
は as for (topic marker)
何(なん) what
ですか is it?

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