前まえ
Meanings
Noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
Adjective (の)
Noun
3. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
Noun
4. forward; ahead
5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
Adjective (の)
6. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
Suffix
7. portion; helping
after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
Noun
8. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
9. privates; private parts
10. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
Kanji used
in front of
Pitch accent
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Top 100
Used in vocabulary (212 in total)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
name; given name; first name
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Examples (200 in total)
It happened before.
Don't stand in front of me.
I'll wait for you in front of the school.
I've seen this before.
It was fine the way it was.
Think before you speak.
It was a long time ago.
Look before you leap.
Wake me up before you go.
It happened ten years ago.
I've always wanted to try this.
I was nervous before the exam.
I would like to see you before I leave.
We ordered 40 minutes ago.
It's far better than before.
He killed himself three months ago.
That was two years ago.
I remember seeing him before.
He sat in front of me.
Don't eat before going to bed!
A girl appeared before me.
What's in front of you?
He is in front of the door.
Finish it before you go to bed.
A car stopped in front of me.
Please call me before you come.
I've seen this picture before.
It rained yesterday and the day before that.
Before deciding, I'd like to consult with my family.
I didn't want to be defeated in front of my friends.
Don't talk about it in front of him.
You arrived before I did.
I'll just listen to a song before I go to bed.
She stood in front of the mirror.
We will reach Tokyo before dark.
There's a garden at the front of the house.
Don't drink too much before going to bed.
We had much snow last winter.
The meeting finished thirty minutes ago.
Before Autumn came Summer.
There is a car in front of the building.
He left three days ago.
I used to have one, but it was stolen.
The car is waiting in front of the gate.
I've seen it somewhere before.
I met her an hour ago.
How about taking a walk before breakfast?
I waited for my grandma in front of the store.
Human beings are powerless before nature.
This hotel was built two years ago.
Eat your dinner before it gets cold.
I had a motorcycle before.
The hostages will be released before Christmas.
There's a coffee shop in front of the station.
I saw her somewhere two years ago.
I think I've told you this before.
You should've asked me before doing that.
I want to do it before I die.
I've seen this kind of thing before.
Two boys stood in front of me.
There is a shop in front of my house.
Was that before or after I was born?
She likes to talk in our presence.
He lived here ten years ago.
I came to Japan two years ago.
We were married five years ago today.
He gave the same answer as before.
She was standing in the front of the classroom.
The chair is in front of the door.
You must come back before it gets dark.
I have a feeling I've met her somewhere before.
The war took place 45 years ago.
My new phone is thinner than my old phone.
There's a cat in front of the gate.
I'd like to talk to you before I leave.
I was born 20 years ago.
Since I'd never seen him before, I didn't recognize him.
The door remained closed before her.
He remained calm even in the presence of danger.
My parents got married before I was born.
There's a car in front of the church.
Have you known her for a long time?
Wash your face before you go to school.
The movie will have started before we get there.
I had been to the hospital before you came.
She used to pray before going to bed.
The accident happened two years ago.
You need to take off your shoes before entering.
I remember hearing this tune before.
I took this picture a week ago.
Please knock before you come in.
Have you met each other?
"When does he study?" "He studies before dinner."
Somebody is standing in front of his room.
What do you do before breakfast?
I have already visited America.
Where were you three years ago?
I've heard that song before.
There is a lake in front of my house.
I'm always nervous before I go on stage.
He went on a journey a few days ago.
He is not what he was ten years ago.
They had gone there two days before.
She firmly asserts that she will not sing in front of anybody.
This statue was erected ten years ago.
I noticed that she sat in the front row.
Shake the bottle before using.
A young man is singing in front of the door.
Your story doesn't corroborate what I've heard before.
I fell asleep before my father came home.
There were three people waiting in front me.
Put out your cigarette before you eat.
Grandma and Grandpa sat in front of the house.
Please don't drink beer before going to bed.
A magnificent sight presented itself before us.
I'm sure I saw her two years ago.
He is quite different from what he was ten years ago.
No one ran ahead of him.
We'll be leaving before you get here.
There are two strangers in front of my house.
She has changed greatly since I last saw her.
That event happened 15 years ago.
It is plain that you have done this before.
He kissed me in front of everyone.
Who's the person standing in front of that building?
Be sure to take this medicine before going to bed.
I'd like to discuss this with my wife before making a decision.
You should make sure of the facts before you write something.
I've been working in the same company for ten years.
The work had been completed before I arrived.
Having met him before, I recognized him at once.
My father often falls asleep in front of the TV.
I always eat before going to school.
Ten years ago, a bridge went across this river.
All of a sudden, three dogs appeared in front of us.
The scene lying before us was very beautiful.
Please pick me up by car in front of the hotel.
Before that I played with my sister in the park.
Please be sure to close the windows before you go out.
You should cut the meat into small pieces before eating it.
Do you remember seeing the movie together before?
The women are in front of the library.
I remember seeing the movie before.
There was a deep pond there ten years ago.
The Japanese take off their shoes before entering a house.
The Japanese take their shoes off before entering their homes.
We've talked about this before.
Ten years ago, such business would have been a success.
I've been there many years ago.
I read it in a magazine three days ago.
Dozens of people gathered before the station.
I entered this school two years ago.
Step forward and make room for others.
The earth came into existence about five thousand million years ago.
I make it a rule to read before going to bed.
How do you feel about sex before marriage?
I've seen that movie before.
Please be sure to turn off the light before you leave.
I have known Taro for ten years.
We lost sight of them over half an hour ago.
I would like to have seen him before he left the country.
I've been here for the past 2 hours.
This book's over a hundred years old.
There's something I need to tell you before you leave.
He did it, and in her presence.
That village has changed a lot from how it was 10 years ago.
Why didn't you try the dress on before you bought it?
There was a tall tree in front of my house.
This town is quite different from what it was ten years ago.
What is that big building in front of us?
I've said it before and I'm saying it again: don't touch my things!
I don't think it is new. I think it has been around for a long time.
In all probability, we'll arrive before them.
Unless I'm mistaken, I've seen that man before.
It happened to me about a year ago.
Make sure you turn everything off before you leave.
We are going to see her in front of the station tomorrow.
All the children fell asleep before it got dark.
Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?
I woke up 5 minutes ago. I need coffee before I can start working.
I get nervous when I speak before a large audience.
Don't forget to turn off all the lights before going to bed.
You should acquaint yourself with the facts before you make a decision.
When in a bus, I always sit at the front.
A good cook doesn't throw out yesterday's soup.
She has to change clothes before tonight's party.
He asked me if I had slept well the night before.
He had been there for ten years before he came to Kyoto.
There's less to do in this job than the last one.
He came to Tokyo five years ago, that is to say, when he was twelve years old.
Had you seen snow before you came to this town?
I want to deal with this letter before I do anything else.
He showed me the camera which he had bought the day before.
He lost the watch that I had bought him a week before.
He went over the house before deciding whether to buy it.
Last summer, I finally left the firm that I had joined twelve years before.
Before you go to visit him, you should make sure he's at home.
That shirt is very dirty. It needs washing before you go to school.
If you take your shoes off before coming into the house you won't bring in any dirt from your shoes.
When he reached the station, the train had already left almost half an hour before.