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まえ

mae

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    EXAMPLE
    駅前(えきまえ)()おう
    Let's meet in front of the station
  2. ago; before; previously; prior; (minutes) to (the hour)

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun (temporal)
    Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Noun (temporal)
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    EXAMPLE
    ()(まえ)にね。
    See you a little before 7.
  3. front (of something); head (e.g. of a line); fore part

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. front (e.g. seat); previous (e.g. entry in a list); prior; former

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    (まえ)のキャプテンは、現在(げんざい)のキャプテンより(すぐ)れていました。
    The former captain was superior to the present one.
  5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    子供(こども)(まえ)でそんなことは(はな)すな
    Don't say such things in front of children
  6. forward; ahead

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    EXAMPLE
    (わたし)(まえ)(ある)きなさい。
    Walk ahead of me.
  7. helping; portion

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

What does mean in English?

  1. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)(n, suf)
  2. ago; before; previously; prior; (minutes) to (the hour)(n-adv, n-t, suf)
  3. front (of something); head (e.g. of a line); fore part(n)
  4. front (e.g. seat); previous (e.g. entry in a list); prior; former(adj-no)
  5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)(n)
  6. forward; ahead(n-adv)
  7. helping; portion(suf)
  8. front of the body(n)
  9. privates; private parts(n)

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