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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 前 |
せん |
before |
54 |
| 前 |
ぜん |
(n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before; ago; former; previous; one-time; the above |
54 |
| 前 |
まえ |
(n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before; in front; fore part; ago; previously; (2) head (of a line); (3) in the presence of; lady (so-and-so); (4) (five minutes) to; (5) helping; portion |
54 |
| 名前 |
なまえ |
(n) name |
360 |
| 以前 |
いぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) ago; since; before; previous |
534 |
| 駅前 |
えきまえ |
(n) in front of station |
1034 |
| 前後 |
ぜんご |
(n-adv,suf) around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after; about that (time); longitudinal; context; nearly; approximately |
1068 |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. |
1078 |
| 前身 |
ぜんしん |
(n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization |
1807 |
| 前半 |
ぜんはん |
(n) first half |
2127 |
| 前半 |
ぜんぱん |
(n) first half |
2127 |
| 前述 |
ぜんじゅつ |
(n) afore-mentioned; above-mentioned |
2132 |
| 直前 |
ちょくぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) just before |
2179 |
| 前期 |
ぜんき |
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half year; preceding period; early period |
2784 |
| 戦前 |
せんぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) pre-war days |
2929 |
| 午前 |
ごぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) morning; A.M.; am |
3282 |
| 前年 |
ぜんねん |
(n-adv,n-t) the preceding year; last year |
3343 |
| 掛ける |
かける |
(aux-v,v1) (1) to wear; to put on; to hang; to begin to; to cover; to multiply; to turn on (a switch); to play (a record); to pour (water); (2) to sit down; (3) to make a phone call |
3472 |
| 前提 |
ぜんてい |
(n) preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite |
3632 |
| 前面 |
ぜんめん |
(n) front part; frontage; facade |
3633 |
| 前者 |
ぜんしゃ |
(n) the former |
3804 |
| 事前 |
じぜん |
(adj-no,n) prior; beforehand; in advance |
4230 |
| 手前 |
てまえ |
(n) before; this side; we; you |
4807 |
| 前方 |
ぜんぽう |
(n) forward; frontward |
5037 |
| 前方 |
まえかた |
(adv,n) previously; some time ago |
5037 |
| 前線 |
ぜんせん |
(n) front line; (weather) front |
5669 |
| 前頭 |
まえがしら |
(n) fifth grade sumo wrestler |
5706 |
| 前日 |
ぜんじつ |
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before |
5725 |
| 前日 |
まえび |
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before |
5725 |
| 仕掛ける |
しかける |
(v1) to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge |
5850 |
| 掛かる |
かかる |
(v5r,vi) to take (e.g. time, money, etc); to hang |
5877 |
| お前 |
おまえ |
(n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) |
6098 |
| 生前 |
せいぜん |
(n-adv,n-t) while alive; during one's lifetime |
6617 |
| 前回 |
ぜんかい |
(n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session |
6654 |
| 手掛ける |
てがける |
(v1) to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with |
6966 |
| 寸前 |
すんぜん |
(n) on the verge; just in front of |
7538 |
| 前進 |
ぜんしん |
(n) advance; drive; progress |
8061 |
| 最前線 |
さいぜんせん |
(n) foremost line |
8439 |
| 前衛 |
ぜんえい |
(n) advance guard; vanguard |
8501 |
| 前編 |
ぜんぺん |
(n) first part; first volume |
8677 |
| 仕掛け |
しかけ |
(n) device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge |
8906 |
| 前奏 |
ぜんそう |
(n) prelude; overture |
9265 |
| 腕前 |
うでまえ |
(n) ability; skill; facility |
9361 |
| 門前 |
もんぜん |
(n) before a gate |
9872 |
| 御前 |
おまえ |
(n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) |
10387 |
| 御前 |
ごぜん |
(n) Your Excellency; the (Imperial) presence |
10387 |
| 掛け声 |
かけごえ |
(n) yell; shout |
10756 |
| 前部 |
ぜんぶ |
(n) front part; fore; front |
10756 |
| 前輪 |
ぜんりん |
(n) front wheel |
10813 |
| 前輪 |
まえわ |
(n) front wheel |
10813 |
| 掛け |
かけ |
(n,n-suf) credit |
11140 |
| 前年度 |
ぜんねんど |
(n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year |
11199 |
| 当たり前 |
あたりまえ |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious |
11406 |
| 前記 |
ぜんき |
(adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above |
11624 |
| 目前 |
もくぜん |
(n) before your very eyes |
11710 |
| 前夜 |
ぜんや |
(n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night |
12367 |
| 従前 |
じゅうぜん |
(adj-no,n) previous; former |
12547 |
| 前項 |
ぜんこう |
(n) preceding paragraph |
13009 |
| 前座 |
ぜんざ |
(n) opening performance; minor performer |
13047 |
| 前任 |
ぜんにん |
(adj-no,n) former (official) |
13068 |
| 人前 |
にんまえ |
portion of food |
13760 |
| 人前 |
ひとまえ |
(n) the public; company |
13760 |
| 前方後円墳 |
ぜんぽうこうえんふん |
(n) ancient Imperial graves |
13864 |
| 前向き |
まえむき |
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively |
13970 |
| 前世 |
ぜんせ |
(n) previous existence |
14921 |
| 前世 |
ぜんせい |
(n) antiquity; the previous era |
14921 |
| 前例 |
ぜんれい |
(n) precedent |
15061 |
| 持ち前 |
もちまえ |
(n) one's nature; characteristic |
15187 |
| 前哨 |
ぜんしょう |
(n) outpost |
15353 |
| 自前 |
じまえ |
(n) at one's own expense |
15378 |
| 建前 |
たてまえ |
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
15679 |
| 前立腺 |
ぜんりつせん |
(n) prostate gland |
16223 |
| 引っ掛ける |
ひっかける |
(v1) (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; (4) to drink (alcohol); (5) to spit at (a person); (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball) |
16248 |
| 掛け合い |
かけあい |
(n) negotiations |
16414 |
| 出前 |
でまえ |
(n) catering; meal delivery service |
16798 |
| 掛け合う |
かけあう |
(v5u) to negotiate with; to talk over with |
16953 |
| 前代未聞 |
ぜんだいみもん |
(n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking |
17023 |
| 空前 |
くうぜん |
(adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking |
17710 |
| 大掛かり |
おおがかり |
(adj-na,n) large scale |
17775 |
| 前掲 |
ぜんけい |
(adj-no,n) above-named |
17885 |
| 前倒し |
まえだおし |
(n) acceleration (of payment schedule) |
17968 |
| 前史 |
ぜんし |
(n) prehistory |
18406 |
| 前庭 |
ぜんてい |
(n) front garden; front yard |
18955 |
| 前列 |
ぜんれつ |
(n) front row |
19082 |
| 切っ掛け |
きっかけ |
(n) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion |
19141 |
| 神前 |
しんぜん |
(n) before god; before an altar |
19310 |
| 駅前通り |
えきまえどおり |
(n) street in front of station |
19579 |
| 男前 |
おとこまえ |
(n) handsome man |
19693 |
| 前々 |
まえまえ |
(n) beforehand; for a long time |
19756 |
| 前髪 |
まえがみ |
(n) forelock |
19885 |
| 前夜祭 |
ぜんやさい |
(n) Christmas Eve; the eve (of festival) |
20047 |
| 前段 |
ぜんだん |
(n) preceding paragraph; first part |
20200 |
| 口前 |
くちまえ |
(n) way of speaking; profession |
20278 |
| 取り掛かる |
とりかかる |
(v5r) to begin; to set about; to start |
20473 |
| 前文 |
ぜんぶん |
(n) preamble; the above statement |
20588 |
| 前足 |
まえあし |
(n) forefeet |
20635 |
| 前置詞 |
ぜんちし |
(n) preposition |
20676 |
| 前兆 |
ぜんちょう |
(n) omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger |
21039 |
| 前途 |
ぜんと |
(n) future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead |
21230 |
| 前代 |
ぜんだい |
(n) previous generation; former ages |
21649 |
| 前山 |
ぜんざん |
foothills; first range of mountains |
21743 |
| 前翅 |
ぜんし |
(n) fore-wing (of insect) |
21743 |
| 前科 |
ぜんか |
(n) previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense |
21836 |
| 前駆 |
ぜんく |
(n) vanguard; precursor; forerunner; leader |
22259 |
| 前週 |
ぜんしゅう |
(n-adv,n-t) (arch) last week; the week before |
22341 |
| 差し掛かる |
さしかかる |
(v5r) to come near to; to approach |
22570 |
| 前腕 |
ぜんわん |
(n) forearm |
22615 |
| 前腕 |
まえうで |
(n) forearm |
22615 |
| 掛け持ち |
かけもち |
(n,vs) holding two or more positions concurrently |
22804 |
| 江戸前 |
えどまえ |
(n) Tokyo style |
22948 |
| 腰掛 |
こしかけ |
(n) seat; bench |
23038 |
| 前もって |
まえもって |
(adv) in advance; beforehand; previously |
23038 |
| 前略 |
ぜんりゃく |
(n) first part omitted; salutation of brief letter |
23088 |
| 前歯 |
ぜんし |
(n) front tooth |
23235 |
| 前歯 |
まえば |
(n) front tooth |
23235 |
| 面前 |
めんぜん |
(n) presence |
23399 |
| 前説 |
ぜんせつ |
(n) former opinion |
23854 |
| 前払い |
まえばらい |
(n) payment in advance |
23919 |
| 最前 |
さいぜん |
(n) foremost |
24080 |
| 前肢 |
ぜんし |
(n) forefeet |
24080 |
| 前肢 |
まえあし |
(n) forefeet |
24080 |
| 大前提 |
だいぜんてい |
(n) major premise; principle |
24699 |
| 眼前 |
がんぜん |
(n) before one's eyes |
24915 |
| 前夫 |
ぜんぷ |
(n) former husband; late husband |
25358 |
| 出掛ける |
でかける |
(v1) to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out |
25491 |
| 前売り |
まえうり |
(n) advance sale; booking |
25630 |
| 板前 |
いたまえ |
(n) chef; cook |
26080 |
| 墓前 |
ぼぜん |
(n) in front of a grave |
26240 |
| 掛け金 |
かけがね |
(n) (a) latch |
26319 |
| 掛け金 |
かけきん |
(n) installment; premium; bill |
26319 |
| 掛軸 |
かけじく |
(n) hanging scroll |
26319 |
| 中前 |
ちゅうぜん |
(n) front of center field |
26398 |
| 引っ掛かる |
ひっかかる |
(v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated |
26494 |
| 詰め掛ける |
つめかける |
(v1) to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door) |
26578 |
| 呼び掛ける |
よびかける |
(v1) to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal |
26730 |
| 前端 |
ぜんたん |
(n) front end |
26730 |
| 一人前 |
いちにんまえ |
(n) (1) adult; full manhood; (2) one helping; one portion |
26893 |
| 一人前 |
ひとりまえ |
(n) (1) adult; full manhood; (2) one helping; one portion |
26893 |
| 敵前 |
てきぜん |
(n) in the presence of the enemy |
26893 |
| 仕掛 |
しかけ |
(n) device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge |
27330 |
| 目掛ける |
めがける |
(v1) to aim at |
27330 |
| 手掛かり |
てがかり |
(n) contact; trail; scent; on hand; hand hold; clue; key |
27617 |
| 前歴 |
ぜんれき |
(n) personal history |
27703 |
| 前触れ |
まえぶれ |
(n) previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent |
27801 |
| 足掛け |
あしかけ |
(n) foothold; pedal; considering fractional periods of time as a whole for purposes of calculation |
28200 |
| 追い掛ける |
おいかける |
(v1) to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue |
28200 |
| 空前絶後 |
くうぜんぜつご |
(n) (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last |
28391 |
| 前人未到 |
ぜんじんみとう |
(adj-na,n) unexplored (region); untrodden (field of study) |
28487 |
| 前置き |
まえおき |
(n) preface; introduction |
28567 |
| 腰掛ける |
こしかける |
(v1) to sit (down) |
28866 |