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Simple Dictionary Definition

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qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
 mae
    まえ
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 293年); former; formerly
(1) in front (of); before (e.g. a building); (n,adj-no,adv) (2) before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line); (4) forward; ahead; (5) (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone); (can be adjective with の) (6) previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example); (suffix) (7) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See 一人前・1) portion; helping; (8) front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); (9) privates; private parts; (10) (colloquialism) criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior; (personal name) Misaki
pūrva. Before; former, previous; in front.

前々

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 maemae
    まえまえ
beforehand; for a long time

前に

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 maeni
    まえに
(adverb) ahead; before; ago

前三

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 sakimi
    さきみ
(personal name) Sakimi

前上

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 maejou / maejo
    まえじょう
(surname) Maejō

前下

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 maeshita
    まえした
(surname) Maeshita

前世

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qián shì
    qian2 shi4
ch`ien shih
    chien shih
 zensei / zense
    ぜんせい
previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism)
antiquity; the previous era
生 Former life or lives.

前並

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 maenami
    まえなみ
(place-name, surname) Maenami

前中

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 maenaka
    まえなか
(surname) Maenaka

前久

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 maehisa
    まえひさ
(surname) Maehisa

前之

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 maeno
    まえの
(place-name) Maeno

前乗

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 maenori
    まえのり
(place-name) Maenori

前事

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qián shì
    qian2 shi4
ch`ien shih
    chien shih
 zenji
past events; antecedent; what has happened
prior event

前二

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qián èr
    qian2 er4
ch`ien erh
    chien erh
 zenni
prior two

前井

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 maei / mae
    まえい
(surname) Maei

前些

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qián xiē
    qian2 xie1
ch`ien hsieh
    chien hsieh
a few (days, years etc) ago

前亦

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 maeta
    まえた
(surname) Maeta

前人

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qián rén
    qian2 ren2
ch`ien jen
    chien jen
 zenjin
    ぜんじん
predecessor; forebears; the person facing you
predecessor; people of former times
the person before one

前仏

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 zenbutsu
    ぜんぶつ
(1) {Buddh} Buddha prior to Gautama; (2) {Buddh} (See 後仏) Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; (surname) Zenbutsu

前代

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 zendai
    ぜんだい
previous generation; former ages; (surname) Maeshiro

前仲

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 maenaka
    まえなか
(surname) Maenaka

前件

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qián jiàn
    qian2 jian4
ch`ien chien
    chien chien
 zenken
    ぜんけん
antecedent (logic)
(1) aforementioned; previous case; (2) antecedent

前任

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qián rèn
    qian2 ren4
ch`ien jen
    chien jen
 zennin
    ぜんにん
predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) former (incumbent); predecessor

前伊

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 maei / mae
    まえい
(surname) Maei

前住

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qián zhù
    qian2 zhu4
ch`ien chu
    chien chu
 maezumi
    まえずみ
(surname) Maezumi
prior stage

前佛

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qián fó
    qian2 fo2
ch`ien fo
    chien fo
 maebutsu
    まえぶつ
(surname) Maebutsu
A preceding Buddha; former Buddhas who have entered into nirvana.

前作

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 zensaku; maesaku
    ぜんさく; まえさく
(1) (ぜんさく only) previous work; preceding work; previous title; previous release; (2) first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop; (place-name) Maesaku

前來


前来

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qián lái
    qian2 lai2
ch`ien lai
    chien lai
to come (formal); before; previously

前例

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qián lì
    qian2 li4
ch`ien li
    chien li
 zenrei / zenre
    ぜんれい
precedent
precedent

前便

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 zenbin
    ぜんびん
one's previous letter; one's last letter

前保

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 maeyasu
    まえやす
(surname) Maeyasu

前信

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 maenobu
    まえのぶ
(surname) Maenobu

前倉

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 maekura
    まえくら
(surname) Maekura

前借

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 zenshaku
    ぜんしゃく
(noun, transitive verb) getting an advance; loan

前側

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 maegawa
    まえがわ
front side; anterior; (surname) Maegawa

前傳


前传

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qián zhuàn
    qian2 zhuan4
ch`ien chuan
    chien chuan
prequel

前傾


前倾

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qián qīng
    qian2 qing1
ch`ien ch`ing
    chien ching
 zenkei / zenke
    ぜんけい
to lean forward
(noun/participle) (1) forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; (noun/participle) (2) {med} anteversion

前元

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 maemoto
    まえもと
(surname) Maemoto

前兆

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qián zhào
    qian2 zhao4
ch`ien chao
    chien chao
 zenchou / zencho
    ぜんちょう
omen; prior indication; first sign
(noun - becomes adjective with の) omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger

前先

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 maesaki
    まえさき
(surname) Maesaki

前光

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 maemitsu
    まえみつ
(given name) Maemitsu

前兒


前儿

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qián r
    qian2 r5
ch`ien r
    chien r
before; day before yesterday

前内

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 maeuchi
    まえうち
(surname) Maeuchi

前冠

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qián guān
    qian2 guan1
ch`ien kuan
    chien kuan
heading; prefix

前冨

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 maefu
    まえふ
(surname) Maefu

前出

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 zenshutsu
    ぜんしゅつ
(adj-no,n) aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous; (surname) Maede

前刀

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 maegatana
    まえがたな
(surname) Maegatana

前切

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 maegiri
    まえぎり
(surname) Maegiri

前列

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qián liè
    qian2 lie4
ch`ien lieh
    chien lieh
 zenretsu
    ぜんれつ
the very front
(ant: 後列) front row

前利

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 maetoshi
    まえとし
(surname) Maetoshi

前則


前则

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qián zé
    qian2 ze2
ch`ien tse
    chien tse
 zensoku
the prior proposition

前前

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qián qián
    qian2 qian2
ch`ien ch`ien
    chien chien
 zenzen
    まえまえ
beforehand; for a long time
most prior

前助

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 zensuke
    ぜんすけ
(personal name) Zensuke

前励

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 zenrei / zenre
    ぜんれい
(given name) Zenrei

前勝

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 maekatsu
    まえかつ
(surname) Maekatsu

前勢

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 maese
    まえせ
(surname) Maese

前北

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 maekita
    まえきた
(surname) Maekita

前医

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 zeni
    ぜんい
one's previous doctor

前半

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 zenhan(p); zenpan
    ぜんはん(P); ぜんぱん
(See 後半) first half

前卓

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qián zhuó
    qian2 zhuo2
ch`ien cho
    chien cho
 maejoku
offering table

前南

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 maeminami
    まえみなみ
(surname) Maeminami

前厄

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 maeyaku
    まえやく
(See 厄年・1) the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year

前原

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 maebaru
    まえばる
(place-name, surname) Maebaru

前叉

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qián chā
    qian2 cha1
ch`ien ch`a
    chien cha
fork (bicycle component)

前友

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 maetomo
    まえとも
(surname) Maetomo

前反

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 maesori
    まえそり
(surname) Maesori

前口

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 maeguchi
    まえぐち
(place-name, surname) Maeguchi

前古

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 zenko
    ぜんこ
old times; ancient days; (surname) Zenko

前台

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 maedai
    まえだい
(surname) Maedai

前史

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 zenshi
    ぜんし
prehistory

前号

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 zengou / zengo
    ぜんごう
(1) preceding issue (of a magazine, etc.); last issue; (2) preceding item (in a legal text)

前司

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 zenji
    ぜんじ
(surname) Zenji

前吉

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 maeyoshi
    まえよし
(surname) Maeyoshi

前名

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 zenmei / zenme
    ぜんめい
one's previous name; (surname) Maena

前向

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 maemukai
    まえむかい
(surname) Maemukai

前咽

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qián yān
    qian2 yan1
ch`ien yen
    chien yen
prepharynx (biology)

前哨

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qián shào
    qian2 shao4
ch`ien shao
    chien shao
 zenshou / zensho
    ぜんしょう
outpost; (fig.) front line
outpost

前哲

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 zentetsu
    ぜんてつ
former men of wisdom and virtue

前喜

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 maeki
    まえき
(surname) Maeki

前嗣

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 sakitsugu
    さきつぐ
(given name) Sakitsugu

前嚢

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 zennou / zenno
    ぜんのう
anterior capsule (ophthalmology)

前回

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 zenkai
    ぜんかい
(n,adv) previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

前因

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qián yīn
    qian2 yin1
ch`ien yin
    chien yin
 zenin
antecedents
previous reason

前国

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 maekuni
    まえくに
(surname) Maekuni

前囿

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 maezono
    まえぞの
(surname) Maezono

前國

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 maekuni
    まえくに
(surname) Maekuni

前園

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 maezono
    まえぞの
(surname) Maezono

前地

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 maeji
    まえぢ
(surname) Maeji

前坂

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 maezaka
    まえざか
(place-name, surname) Maezaka

前坊

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 zenbou / zenbo
    ぜんぼう
former crown prince; the late crown prince; (surname) Maebou

前坪

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 maetsubo
    まえつぼ
(surname) Maetsubo

前垂

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 maedare
    まえだれ
apron

前垣

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 maegaki
    まえがき
(surname) Maegaki

前垰

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 maetou / maeto
    まえとう
(surname) Maetou

前城

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 maeshiro
    まえしろ
(surname) Maeshiro

前埜

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 maeno
    まえの
(surname) Maeno

前埼

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 maezaki
    まえざき
(surname) Maezaki

前堀

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 maebori
    まえぼり
(surname) Maebori

前堂

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qián táng
    qian2 tang2
ch`ien t`ang
    chien tang
 maedou / maedo
    まえどう
(surname) Maedou
The front hall, or its front part.

前場

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 zenba
    ぜんば
{finc} (See 後場) morning session (stock exchange); morning trading; (surname) Maeba

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