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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 |
| 食べる |
たべる |
(v1) to eat |
1320 |
| 食 |
しょく |
(n) meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff(s) |
1747 |
| 食品 |
しょくひん |
(n) commodity; foodstuff |
1765 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 食事 |
しょくじ |
(n,vs) meal |
4265 |
| 手前 |
てまえ |
(n) before; this side; we; you |
4807 |
| 食堂 |
しょくどう |
(n) cafeteria; dining hall |
4912 |
| 前方 |
ぜんぽう |
(n) forward; frontward |
5037 |
| 前方 |
まえかた |
(adv,n) previously; some time ago |
5037 |
| 飲食 |
いんしょく |
(n) food and drink; eating and drinking |
5078 |
| 食用 |
しょくよう |
(n) for use as food; edible |
5624 |
| 食料 |
しょくりょう |
(n) food |
5665 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 食物 |
しょくもつ |
(n) food; foodstuff |
6697 |
| 食べ物 |
たべもの |
(n) food |
6763 |
| 食材 |
しょくざい |
(n) (1) ingredient; (2) foodstuff |
6916 |
| 捕食 |
ほしょく |
(n,vs) predation; eating prey; preying upon |
7095 |
| 食う |
くう |
(v5u) (male) (vulg) to eat |
7324 |
| 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 |
| 食糧 |
しょくりょう |
(n) provisions; rations |
9015 |
| 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 |
| 肉食 |
にくしょく |
(n) meat diet |
9886 |
| 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 |
| 給食 |
きゅうしょく |
(n,vs) school lunch; providing a meal |
10549 |
| 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 |
| 食肉 |
しょくにく |
(n) meat (for consumption) |
10845 |
| 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 |
| 食らう |
くらう |
(v5u) to eat; to drink; to receive (blow) |
11606 |
| 前記 |
ぜんき |
(adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above |
11624 |
| 食卓 |
しょくたく |
(n) dining table |
11677 |
| 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 |
| 外食 |
がいしょく |
(n) eating out |
12510 |
| 従前 |
じゅうぜん |
(adj-no,n) previous; former |
12547 |
| 腐食 |
ふしょく |
(n) corrosion |
12698 |
| 食器 |
しょっき |
(n) tableware |
12764 |
| 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 |
| 食中毒 |
しょくちゅうどく |
(n) food poisoning |
13463 |
| 侵食 |
しんしょく |
(n,vs) infringement; violation |
13503 |
| 朝食 |
ちょうしょく |
(n) breakfast |
13730 |
| 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 |
| 主食 |
しゅしょく |
(n) staple food |
14503 |
| 日食 |
にっしょく |
(n) solar eclipse |
14818 |
| 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 |
| 食い止める |
くいとめる |
(v1) to check; to hold back |
15332 |
| 前哨 |
ぜんしょう |
(n) outpost |
15353 |
| 自前 |
じまえ |
(n) at one's own expense |
15378 |
| 食塩 |
しょくえん |
(n) table salt |
15396 |
| 食欲 |
しょくよく |
(n) appetite (for food) |
15431 |
| 食道 |
しょくどう |
(n) esophageal |
15460 |
| 建前 |
たてまえ |
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
15679 |
| 軽食 |
けいしょく |
(n) light meal |
15925 |
| 和食 |
わしょく |
(n) Japanese-style meal |
16065 |
| 前立腺 |
ぜんりつせん |
(n) prostate gland |
16223 |
| 夕食 |
ゆうしょく |
(n) evening meal; dinner |
16414 |
| 定食 |
ていしょく |
(n) set meal; special (of the day) |
16506 |
| 洋食 |
ようしょく |
(n) Western-style meal |
16614 |
| 出前 |
でまえ |
(n) catering; meal delivery service |
16798 |
| 食い込む |
くいこむ |
(v5m) to eat into |
16983 |
| 前代未聞 |
ぜんだいみもん |
(n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking |
17023 |
| 昼食 |
ちゅうしょく |
(n) lunch; midday meal |
17344 |
| 昼食 |
ちゅうじき |
(n) lunch; midday meal |
17344 |
| 昼食 |
ひるげ |
(n) lunch; midday meal |
17344 |
| 食生活 |
しょくせいかつ |
(n) eating habits |
17564 |
| 空前 |
くうぜん |
(adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking |
17710 |
| 草食 |
そうしょく |
(n) herbivorous |
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 |
| 浸食 |
しんしょく |
(n,vs) erosion; corrosion |
18267 |
| 断食 |
だんじき |
(n,vs) fasting |
18267 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 雑食 |
ざっしょく |
(n) omnivorous |
19579 |
| 男前 |
おとこまえ |
(n) handsome man |
19693 |
| 乞食 |
こじき |
(n) beggar; begging |
19756 |
| 乞食 |
こつじき |
(n) beggar; begging |
19756 |
| 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 |
| 食い違い |
くいちがい |
(n) discrepancy; different or conflicting opinions |
20588 |
| 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 |
| 美食 |
びしょく |
(n) delicious or gourmet food |
20989 |
| 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 |
| 菜食 |
さいしょく |
(n) vegetable diet |
21314 |
| 前代 |
ぜんだい |
(n) previous generation; former ages |
21649 |
| 試食 |
ししょく |
(n) sampling food |
21694 |
| 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 |
| 餌食 |
えじき |
(n) prey; victim |
22165 |
| 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 |
| 月食 |
げっしょく |
(n) lunar eclipse |
22493 |
| 食い違う |
くいちがう |
(v5u) to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry |
22615 |
| 前腕 |
ぜんわん |
(n) forearm |
22615 |
| 前腕 |
まえうで |
(n) forearm |
22615 |
| 江戸前 |
えどまえ |
(n) Tokyo style |
22948 |
| 前もって |
まえもって |
(adv) in advance; beforehand; previously |
23038 |