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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3

前 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

before; front

On: ゼンzen センsen
Kun: まえmae さきsaki

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

前9 strokes

How to write 前: stroke order

前 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

前 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 前 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 前

The parts 前 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

八
eight
月
month; moon
刂 (刀)
sword; blade
Radical

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3

女 woman; femaleOnジョ、ニョ、ニョウKunおんな、め、むすめ三 threeOnサン、ゾウKunみ、みっつ、みつ前 before; frontOnゼン、センKunまえ、さき入 enter; put inOnニュウ、ジュ、ジュウKunいる、はいる、いれる小 smallOnショウKunこ、お、ちいさい後 after; behindOnゴ、コウKunのち、あと、うしろ長 long; leaderOnチョウ、ジョウKunながい、おさ、たける下 down; belowOnカ、ゲKunした、しも、もと学 study; learnOnガクKunまなぶ月 month; moonOnガツ、ゲツKunつき