Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
in front, before
Kun:
まえ-まえ
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • antes
  • delante de

Portuguese

  • em frente
  • antes

French

  • devant
  • avant
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)
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

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
899 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 掲示 【ケイジ】 notice, bulletin, post, posting, placard
  • 掲載 【ケイサイ】 publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)
  • 再掲 【サイケイ】 redisplaying, republishing, reproduction, reprint, repost
  • 上掲 【ジョウケイ】 the above-mentioned

Kun reading compounds

  • 掲げる 【かかげる】 to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display, to hold up high, to raise overhead, to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan), to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article), to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up, to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie1
Korean:
ge, gal, geol

Spanish

  • colgar
  • levantar
  • alzar
  • exhibir
  • publicar

Portuguese

  • colocar (um aviso)
  • propor
  • alçar
  • mostrar
  • pendurar
  • publicar
  • descrever

French

  • afficher
  • hisser (drapeau)
  • insertion
  • cité (ci-dessus)
  • faire paraître
  • publier
  • décrire
1198 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1221 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1934 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1659 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1366 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1624 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1733 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1011 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
898 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
597 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
362 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
450 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
680 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12311P Morohashi
494 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 New Nelson (John Haig)
673 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
726 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1439 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1352 2001 Kanji
3c8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5602.7 Four corner code
1-23-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63b2 Unicode hex code