| 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 5
JLPT level N3
691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妻 【サイ】 one's wife
- 妻子 【サイシ】 wife and children, wife
- 先妻 【センサイ】 former wife, late wife
- 後妻 【ゴサイ】 second wife
Kun reading compounds
- 妻 【つま】 wife, garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings, accompaniment, side (remark)
- 妻 【つま】 my dear, dear, honey
- 駐妻 【ちゅうつま】 expat wife, wife of an expatriate employee
- 我が妻 【わがつま】 my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife), my wife, my husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずま、 め
- Korean:
- cheo
Spanish
- esposa
- mujer
- esposa propia
Portuguese
- esposa
- cônjuge
French
- épouse
- femme
| 790 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 681 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 767 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 861 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 449 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 671 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 682 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 596 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6140 | Morohashi |
| 2558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1889 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2035 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 683 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1469 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59bb | Unicode hex code |