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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 |
| 書く |
かく |
(v5k) to write |
463 |
| 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 |
| 図書館 |
としょかん |
(n) library |
1681 |
| 前身 |
ぜんしん |
(n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization |
1807 |
| 文書 |
ぶんしょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 文書 |
もんじょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 著書 |
ちょしょ |
(n) literary work; book |
2090 |
| 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 |
| 書籍 |
しょせき |
(n) book; publication |
2314 |
| 書房 |
しょぼう |
(n) library; bookstore |
2599 |
| 前期 |
ぜんき |
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half year; preceding period; early period |
2784 |
| 聖書 |
せいしょ |
(n) Bible; scriptures |
2790 |
| 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 |
| 書店 |
しょてん |
(n) bookshop |
3516 |
| 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 |
| 図書 |
としょ |
(n) books |
4802 |
| 手前 |
てまえ |
(n) before; this side; we; you |
4807 |
| 新書 |
しんしょ |
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book |
4823 |
| 秘書 |
ひしょ |
(n) (private) secretary |
4943 |
| 前方 |
ぜんぽう |
(n) forward; frontward |
5037 |
| 前方 |
まえかた |
(adv,n) previously; some time ago |
5037 |
| 教科書 |
きょうかしょ |
(n) text book |
5225 |
| 書記 |
しょき |
(n) clerk; secretary |
5342 |
| 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 |
| 書き込み |
かきこみ |
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form) |
5711 |
| 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 |
| お前 |
おまえ |
(n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) |
6098 |
| 書き込む |
かきこむ |
(v5m) to fill in (writing) |
6484 |
| 書物 |
しょもつ |
(n) books |
6616 |
| 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 |
| 日本書紀 |
にほんしょき |
Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan) |
6933 |
| 辞書 |
じしょ |
(n) dictionary; lexicon |
6982 |
| 書体 |
しょたい |
(n) calligraphic style(s) |
7170 |
| 書院 |
しょいん |
(n) drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove |
7176 |
| 書類 |
しょるい |
(n) documents; official papers |
7324 |
| 白書 |
はくしょ |
(n) white paper |
7397 |
| 寸前 |
すんぜん |
(n) on the verge; just in front of |
7538 |
| 書簡 |
しょかん |
(n) letter; note; epistle |
7625 |
| 書き換える |
かきかえる |
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer |
7935 |
| 前進 |
ぜんしん |
(n) advance; drive; progress |
8061 |
| 読書 |
どくしょ |
(n) reading |
8095 |
| 書道 |
しょどう |
(n) calligraphy |
8348 |
| 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 |
| 書き下ろす |
かきおろす |
(v5s) to write a play, book, filmscript, etc. |
9001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 叢書 |
そうしょ |
(n) series (of publications); library (of literature) |
10978 |
| 落書き |
らくがき |
(n,vs) scrawl; scribble; graffiti |
11140 |
| 前年度 |
ぜんねんど |
(n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year |
11199 |
| 肩書き |
かたがき |
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
11304 |
| 当たり前 |
あたりまえ |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious |
11406 |
| 公文書 |
こうぶんしょ |
(n) official document; archives |
11461 |
| 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 |
| 蔵書 |
ぞうしょ |
(n,vs) book collection |
12107 |
| 書記官 |
しょきかん |
(n) secretary |
12138 |
| 肩書 |
かたがき |
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
12177 |
| 前夜 |
ぜんや |
(n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night |
12367 |
| 漢書 |
かんしょ |
(n) a Chinese book; a book written in Chinese |
12434 |
| 従前 |
じゅうぜん |
(adj-no,n) previous; former |
12547 |
| 書面 |
しょめん |
(n) document; letter |
12576 |
| 訳書 |
やくしょ |
(n) translation |
12607 |
| 司書 |
ししょ |
(n) librarian |
12679 |
| 本書 |
ほんしょ |
(n) text; script; this book |
12711 |
| 古文書 |
こぶんしょ |
(n) ancient documents; archives |
12899 |
| 古文書 |
こもんじょ |
(n) ancient documents; archives |
12899 |
| 書き方 |
かきかた |
(n) way of writing; how to write |
12963 |
| 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 |
| 手書き |
てかき |
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman |
13236 |
| 手書き |
てがき |
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman |
13236 |
| 証書 |
しょうしょ |
(n) bond; deed; certificate |
13543 |
| 秘書官 |
ひしょかん |
(n) minister's secretary |
13648 |
| 人前 |
にんまえ |
portion of food |
13760 |
| 人前 |
ひとまえ |
(n) the public; company |
13760 |
| 書誌 |
しょし |
(n) bibliography |
13864 |
| 前方後円墳 |
ぜんぽうこうえんふん |
(n) ancient Imperial graves |
13864 |
| 同書 |
どうしょ |
(n) the same book; the said book |
13864 |
| 史書 |
ししょ |
(n) history book |
13955 |
| 前向き |
まえむき |
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively |
13970 |
| 書式 |
しょしき |
(n) blank form |
14727 |
| 読み書き |
よみかき |
(n) reading and writing |
14861 |
| 国会図書館 |
こっかいとしょかん |
(n) National Diet Library; Library of Congress |
14911 |
| 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 |
| 葉書 |
はがき |
(n) postcard |
15174 |
| 持ち前 |
もちまえ |
(n) one's nature; characteristic |
15187 |
| 古書 |
こしょ |
(n) old book; rare book |
15294 |
| 書き直す |
かきなおす |
(v5s) to write out; to make a fair copy |
15294 |
| 前哨 |
ぜんしょう |
(n) outpost |
15353 |
| 自前 |
じまえ |
(n) at one's own expense |
15378 |
| 書写 |
しょしゃ |
(n) transcription; copying; handwriting |
15485 |
| 選書 |
せんしょ |
(n) anthology; selection of books |
15485 |
| 建前 |
たてまえ |
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
15679 |
| 遺書 |
いしょ |
(n) posthumous writings |
15823 |
| 書き上げる |
かきあげる |
(v1) to write out or down; to finish writing |
16044 |
| 書状 |
しょじょう |
(n) letter; note |
16112 |
| 前立腺 |
ぜんりつせん |
(n) prostate gland |
16223 |
| 書家 |
しょか |
(n) calligrapher; individual with good penmanship |
16770 |
| 覚書 |
おぼえがき |
(n) memo; note; memorial; protocol |
16798 |
| 出前 |
でまえ |
(n) catering; meal delivery service |
16798 |
| 偽書 |
ぎしょ |
(n) spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery |
16983 |
| 前代未聞 |
ぜんだいみもん |
(n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking |
17023 |
| 詔書 |
しょうしょ |
(n) imperial edict; decree |
17421 |
| 書評 |
しょひょう |
(n,vs) book review |
17505 |
| 空前 |
くうぜん |
(adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking |
17710 |
| 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 |
| 書法 |
しょほう |
(n) penmanship; calligraphy |
18077 |
| 書名 |
しょめい |
(n) pen name |
18205 |
| 前史 |
ぜんし |
(n) prehistory |
18406 |
| 横書き |
よこがき |
(n) writing horizontally |
18815 |
| 前庭 |
ぜんてい |
(n) front garden; front yard |
18955 |
| 前列 |
ぜんれつ |
(n) front row |
19082 |
| 神前 |
しんぜん |
(n) before god; before an altar |
19310 |
| 全書 |
ぜんしょ |
(n) complete book; complete set |
19375 |
| 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 |