| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2011X | Morohashi |
| 2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
| 943 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8022.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
932 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 借家 【シャクヤ】 rented house, house for rent
- 借地 【シャクチ】 leased land
- 賃借 【チンシャク】 renting, rental, hiring, leasing (from)
- 賃貸借 【チンタイシャク】 renting, leasing
Kun reading compounds
- 借りる 【かりる】 to borrow, to have a loan, to rent, to hire
- 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔 【かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお】 people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it, when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
Readings
- Korean:
- cha, jeog
Spanish
- deuda
- pedir prestado
- alquilar
Portuguese
- pedir emprestado
- aluguel
French
- emprunter
- louer
| 420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 530 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 502 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 996 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 471 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 119 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1032 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 766 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 780 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 182 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 106 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 137 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1194 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 781 | Morohashi |
| 122 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 547 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2426.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 501f | Unicode hex code |