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ๅ‰

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ๅ‰

ใพใˆ
Freq #73
1

Common noun

in front (of); before (e.g. a building)

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใŒๅฎถใฎๅ‰ใซใฏ็‹ญใ„ๅบญใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a small garden in front of my house.
2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adverb (fukushi)

before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)

Examples
้ƒจๅฑ‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซ้ดใ‚’่„ฑใŽใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Take your shoes off before you come into the room.
็ˆถใฏ๏ผ’ๅนดๅ‰ใซไบกใใชใฃใŸใ€‚
My father passed away two years ago.
3

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)

Examples
็งใฏใƒใ‚นใฎๅ‰ใฎๅธญใซๅบงใฃใŸใ€‚
I sat in the front of the bus.
4

Common noun

forward; ahead

Examples
ใพใฃใ™ใๅ‰ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Look forward, please.
5

Common noun

(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)

Examples
ใƒกใ‚ขใƒชใƒผใฏไป–ไบบใฎๅ‰ใงใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆ…ฃใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
Mary is not used to being made fun of in the presence of others.
6

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)

Examples
็ง้”ใฎๅฎถใฎๅ‰ใฎๆ‰€ๆœ‰่€…ใฏใƒชใƒใƒ—ใƒผใƒซใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ€‚
The previous owners of our house moved to Liverpool.
7

Suffix; After a noun or the -masu stem of a verb

portion; helping

8

Common noun

front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)

Examples
ไธŠ็€ใฎๅ‰ใŒๅˆใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
On him the coat did not meet in the front.
9

Common noun

privates; private parts

Examples
ใ‚ใใ‚ใ€œใ€œใฃ๏ผ๏ผŸ้š ใ—ใฆใฃ๏ผๅ‰ใ€้š ใ—ใฆใ‚ˆใฃ๏ผ
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!
10

Colloquial; Common noun

criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior

Kanji in this Word

ๅ‰
9 strokes
Frequency: 27
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

in front
before

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ผใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพใˆ
-ใพใˆ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ•ใ
ใ•ใจ
ใพใ„
๐Ÿ“

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