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3 words matching '前' found
前 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : さき   
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
3. head (of a line); front
4. ahead; the other side
5. the future; hereafter
6. destination
7. the other party
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 133,169 which gives a rank of 1,812
先 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 600 (about 1,600,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 338 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 298
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
もうそれ
いじょう
以上
さき
すす
みたくなかった

They did not wish to go any farther.
わたしあなたより
さき
えき
ける

I can beat you to the station.
わたし
あなたより
さき
えき
ことできる
I can beat you to the station.
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BOOST
Reading : さき   
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• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200 (about 3,530,000,000 results)
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先き
BOOST
Reading : さき   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 107,000 (about 1,520,000 results)
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さき
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 30,600,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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前 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : まえ   
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: 前:ぜん)
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
3. head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part
4. in the presence of
5. helping; portion  (see also: 人前:にんまえ)
6. privates; private parts
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 160,415 which gives a rank of 490
前 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200 (about 3,460,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 309 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 123
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
へや
部屋
まえ
かり
して
くだ
さい

Please turn out the light before leaving the room.
まえ
わす
れず
かり
して
くだ
さい

Please remember to put out the light before you go to bed.
かえ
まえ
かなら
でんき
電気
ようにしましょう
Let's make sure we turn the lights off before going home.
まえ
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 26,000,000 results)
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前 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : ぜん   
noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
3. before; earlier  (see also: 前:まえ)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 104,567 which gives a rank of 4,421
前 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200 (about 3,460,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 85
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
この
さくひん
作品
きみ
ぜん
くら
べて
しんぽ
進歩
している

This work is an improvement on your last.
ぜん
がっき
学期
せいせき
成績
よかった
I had a good report last term.
その
しんさく
新作
えいが
映画
ぜん
ひょうばん
評判
ひじょう
非常
この
ましい
ものである
The advance reviews of the new film are very favorable.
ぜん
BOOST
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 15,200,000 results)
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セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
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