Jisho

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前

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
一 并 刈 月
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

納

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
人 冂 小 幺 糸
settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
Kun:
おさ.める、 -おさ.める、 おさ.まる
On:
ノウ、 ナッ、 ナ、 ナン、 トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
987 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
  • 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
  • 未納 【ミノウ】 payment default, overdue on a payment
  • 上納 【ジョウノウ】 payment to the government
  • 納得 【ナットク】 consent, agreement, acceptance, understanding, satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation), being convinced
  • 納豆 【ナットウ】 natto (fermented soybeans)
  • 納得 【ナットク】 consent, agreement, acceptance, understanding, satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation), being convinced
  • 納豆 【ナットウ】 natto (fermented soybeans)
  • 納戸 【ナンド】 storage room, storeroom, closet, grayish blue
  • 納戸色 【ナンドイロ】 grayish blue, greyish blue
  • 出納 【スイトウ】 receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

Kun reading compounds

  • 収める 【おさめる】 to put (into), to put away (in), to put back (in), to keep (in), to store (in), to restore (to its place), to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.), to contain, to publish (in), to capture (on film), to achieve (results, success, etc.), to obtain, to get, to gain, to win, to make (a profit), to pay (fees, taxes, etc.), to deliver, to supply, to accept (a gift or money), to keep (within a limit), to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.), to dedicate, to subdue, to suppress, to settle, to finish, to conclude, to wind up, to bring to a close
  • 収まる 【おさまる】 to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget), to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position), to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role), to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes), to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate, to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree

Readings

Japanese names:
の、 ろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
na4
Korean:
nab

Spanish

  • pagar
  • proveer
  • suministrar
  • entregar
  • finalizar
  • concluir

Portuguese

  • acordo
  • obtem
  • colheita
  • pagamento
  • oferta
  • loja

French

  • installer
  • obtenir
  • récolter
  • payer
  • réserve
  • remise
  • hangar
856 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
963 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
953 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
994 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3508 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
733 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1621 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1685 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
758 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
771 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
733 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1519 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1652 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
877 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1368 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27264X Morohashi
1300 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4453 New Nelson (John Haig)
1356 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1456 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
912 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2753 2001 Kanji
6a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2492.7 Four corner code
1-39-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d0d Unicode hex code