Memory phrase for the Kanji: 前
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Meaning
| before, front portion
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Pronunciation |
ZEN
mae |
Explanation |
Top: a part 䒑 of the head/horns of a sheep 羊, bottom: flesh 月/肉, knife, cut刂 |
Mnemonic
| The horns and the flesh are cut (beginning) at the front position.
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Radicals
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羊
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sheep | Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns. |
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肉
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body part, meat | This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning body-part. |
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刂
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cut | Variante of sword 刀 |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 寸前に |
すんぜんに |
just before..., shortly before ... |
| 前 |
まえ |
ago, before (some event) |
| 午前 |
ごぜん |
morning, A.M., am |
| 名前 |
なまえ |
name |
| 紀元前 |
きげんぜん |
pre-era, BC (before Christ) |
| 前後 |
ぜんご |
around, throughout, front and back, approximately |
| 事前 |
じぜん |
prior, beforehand, in advance |
| 前提 |
ぜんてい |
preamble, premise, prerequisite |
| 前置き |
まえおき |
preface, introduction |
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