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前

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 27 / 2,608

Front

On’yomi
ぜん
Kun’yomi
まえ
Radical
刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
School grade
2
Strokes
9

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 国 (Country), less common than 合 (Suit).

A man steps into a doorway ahead of everyone else and refuses to move.

In words

前 まえ beforeN5
午前 ごぜん morningN5
名前 なまえ nameN5

前 is rank 27 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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