Word details

お前

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お前.

Dictionary

Entry

お前まえまい御前Freq #449
1

Familiar; Male; Pronoun; Formerly honorific, now very informal

you

Examples
お前を娘の夫にしよう。
You shall be my daughter's husband.
2

おまえ only; Common noun

before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

in front, before

9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゼン

Kun

まえ-まえ

Nanori

さきさとまい

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

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