まえ
Meanings
Adverb
1. ahead; before; ago
Kanji used
in front of
Pitch accent
えに
Top 800
Composed of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to move forward; to move on
a long time ago
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to move forward; to move on
before summer
to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically)
Examples (44 in total)
Open your mind before you open your mouth.
I'll just listen to a song before I go to bed.
Before you go play, do your homework.