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前(まえ)

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noun

  1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)

    我が家の前には狭い庭があります。

    There is a small garden in front of my house.

noun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb

  1. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)

    部屋に入る前に靴を脱ぎなさい。

    Take your shoes off before you come into the room.

    More examples (1)

    父は２年前に亡くなった。

    My father passed away two years ago.

noun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

  1. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)

    私はバスの前の席に座った。

    I sat in the front of the bus.

noun

  1. forward; ahead

    まっすぐ前を見てください。

    Look forward, please.

  2. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)

    メアリーは他人の前でからかわれることに慣れていない。

    Mary is not used to being made fun of in the presence of others.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

  1. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)

    私達の家の前の所有者はリバプールに引っ越した。

    The previous owners of our house moved to Liverpool.

suffix

  1. portion; helping

    after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb

noun

  1. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)

    上着の前が合わなかった。

    On him the coat did not meet in the front.

  2. privates; private parts

    わぁあ〜〜っ！？隠してっ！前、隠してよっ！

    M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!

  3. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior

    colloquial

前(さき)

先(さき)
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noun

  1. point; tip; end; nozzle

    鉛筆の先が丸くなった。

    The point of the pencil has become dull.

  2. head (of a line); front
  3. first; before; ahead (of)

    二人の男のうち、背の高い方が先に出ていった。

    The taller of the two men went out first.

  4. (the way) ahead; beyond

    この電車は中野より先は各駅に停車する。

    This train stops at every station from Nakano on.

noun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

  1. future

    先の事など誰にも予想できない。

    You never can tell what'll happen in the future.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

  1. previous; prior; former; recent; last

noun, noun, used as a suffix

  1. destination; address; place where you do something

    で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。

    And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.

noun

  1. rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part

    それから先の話を聞きたい。

    I'd like to know the rest of the story.

  2. the other party
Other forms

先き

前(ぜん)

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noun, used as a prefix

  1. last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former

    前学期は成績がよかった。

    I had a good report last term.

    More examples (1)

    田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。

    The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.

  2. pre- (e.g. premodern)

    before the name of an era

noun, used as a suffix

  1. before

    after a noun

noun, adverb

  1. before; earlier

    dated term