さき
ゼン, まえ, -まえ, さと, まい
in front, before

This kanji has 9 strokes: 2 in the "eight" radical (はちがしら) and 7 other strokes.

Sample compounds (105) :


  1. ぜん
    (pref) (suf) before, ago, former, previous, one-time, the above

  2. おまえ
    (fam) you (sing)

  3. まえに
    ahead, before

  4. なつまえに
    before summer

  5. ちゅうぜん
    front of center field

  6. ぜんし
    prehistory

  7. ぜんせ
    previous existence

  8. まえのよ
    previous existence

  9. でるまえ
    before going out

  10. だしまえ
    one's share (in the expenses)

  11. まえむき
    facing forward, positively

  12. ぜんぴょう
    omen, portent, sign, premonition, harbinger

  13. ぜんぱん
    first half

  14. ごぜん
    morning, A.M., am

  15. ぜんねん
    the preceding year, last year

  16. ぜんや
    last night, the previous night

  17. やぜん
    last night

  18. ひとまえ
    the public, company

  19. ぜんじん
    predecessor, former people
  20. では
    ひとまえでは
    (id) in front of people

  21. いぜん
    ago, since, before, previous

  22. まえもって
    in advance, beforehand, previously
  23. 便
    ぜんびん
    one's last letter

  24. まえがり
    advance (in pay), loan

  25. わけまえ
    share, portion, quota, cut
  26. 輿
    さきごし
    front palanquin carrier

  27. ぜんちょう
    omen, portent, sign, premonition, harbinger

  28. まえわれ
    (a-no) open in front

  29. ぜんこ
    old times, ancient days

  30. ちょくぜん
    just before

  31. せんざい
    garden, trees and flowers in a garden

  32. まんまえ
    right in front, under the nose

  33. うわまえ
    outer skirt, percentage, commission

  34. てまえ
    procedures in tea ceremony

  35. やくまえ
    the year before the unlucky year

  36. まえやく
    the year before a critical age

  37. ぜんれき
    personal history

  38. ぜんごう
    preceding issue

  39. ぜんてつ
    former men of wisdom and virtue

  40. ぜんぼう
    former crown prince, the late crown prince

  41. まえうり
    advance sale, booking

  42. ぜんじょう
    preceding article or entry

  43. ぜんぷ
    previous wife

  44. ぜんかん
    one's former post

  45. ぜんしん
    preliminary trials

  46. すんぜん
    on the verge, just in front of

  47. あたりまえ
    (a-no) (an) usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious
  48. たり
    あたりまえ
    (a-no) (an) usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious

  49. まえかがみ
    slouch
  50. になる
    ひだりまえになる
    to go downhill, to be badly off

  51. たてまえ
    face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

  52. たてまえ
    face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

  53. まえうしろ
    front and back, before and behind, before and after

  54. じゅうぜん
    (a-no) previous, former

  55. ごぜん
    Your Excellency, the (Imperial) presence

  56. てまえ
    before, this side, we, you

  57. まえばらい
    payment in advance

  58. ぜんけい
    (a-no) above-named

  59. ぜんてい
    preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite

  60. ぜんし
    fore-wing (of insect)

  61. てきぜん
    in the presence of the enemy

  62. まえかた
    previously, some time ago

  63. まえび
    the day before

  64. さいぜん
    foremost

  65. ぜんだん
    preceding paragraph, first part
  66. のよい
    きまえのよい
    lavish, profuse

  67. まえわたし
    advance payment, advance delivery

  68. せいぜん
    while alive, during one's lifetime

  69. おとこまえ
    handsome man

  70. ぜんりゃく
    first part omitted, salutation of brief letter

  71. まえいわい
    celebration anticipation

  72. ぜんか
    previous conviction, criminal record, previous offense

  73. くうぜん
    (a-no) unprecedented, record-breaking

  74. まえだて
    plume, crest

  75. ぜんせつ
    preceding paragraph, section, or verse

  76. ぜんぺん
    first part, first volume

  77. ぜんのう
    prepayment, advance payment

  78. ぜんせん
    front line, (weather) front

  79. ぜんち
    preface, introduction

  80. ぜんしゃ
    the former

  81. まえがき
    preface, preamble

  82. ぜんし
    forefeet

  83. ぜんきゃく
    forelegs

  84. ぜんわん
    forearm

  85. じまえ
    at one's own expense

  86. ぜんさい
    relishes, hors d'oeuvres, smorgasbord

  87. ぜんこう
    former conduct

  88. ぜんき
    (a-no) aforesaid, above-mentioned, said, above

  89. まえがし
    advance payment

  90. ぜんけん
    wise men of the past

  91. ぜんしょう
    precedent

  92. まえわ
    front wheel

  93. ぜんしん
    advance, drive, progress

  94. ぜんぶ
    front part, fore, front

  95. ぜんきん
    advance payment

  96. まえびらき
    open in front

  97. ぜんちん
    (a-no) the above-mentioned

  98. ぜんぴ
    post folly, past sin

  99. ぜんめん
    front part, frontage, facade

  100. めんぜん
    presence

  101. ぜんしょう
    prior chapter

  102. しょくぜん
    before meals

  103. えきまえ
    in front of station

  104. まえがみ
    forelock

  105. ぜんし
    front tooth
Kanji Character : 前
Kuten Encoding : 3316
SJIS Encoding : 4130
Unicode Encoding : 524d
Old Nelson Index : 595
Radical Number : 12
Classical Radical Number : 18
Frequency Ranking : 31
Gakken Index : 38
Grade Level : 2
Halpern Index : 2266
Heisig Index : 290
Henshall Index : 159
New Nelson Index : 490
O'Neil Index : 921
Stroke Count : 9
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji Dictionary Index : 2o7.3
Spahn & Hadamitzky Radical Strokes : 2
Spahn & Hadamitzky Other Strokes : 7
Spahn & Hadamitzky Character ID : o
Spahn & Hadamitzky kanji Number : 3
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji & Kana Index : 47
SKIP Code : 2-3-6
De Roo Code : 943
Four Corner Code : 8022.1
Korean reading : jeon
Pinyin reading : qian2
Morohashi Index String : 2011X
Morohashi Volume and Page String : 2.0272
Morohashi Index Number : 2011
Morohashi Page : 272
Morohashi Volume : 2
Morohashi Glyph is not in JIS X 0208 : true
Missclassification Codes
  1. PP2-2-7
Dictionary Codes
  1. R943
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