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前さき

Kana さき Romaji saki

JLPT N5 Common word

01

先 さき · saki

JLPT N5 Common word 前、先き (irregular okurigana usage)

01noun

point; tip; end; nozzle

02noun

head (of a line); front

03noun

first; before; ahead (of)

04noun

(the way) ahead; beyond

05noun · no-adjective

future

06no-adjective · noun

previous; prior; former; recent; last

07noun · noun, used as a suffix

destination; address; place where you do something

08noun

rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part

09noun

the other party

Examples

鉛筆の先が丸くなった。

The point of the pencil has become dull.

Tatoeba #188626

それから先の話を聞きたい。

I'd like to know the rest of the story.

Tatoeba #205916

先の事など誰にも予想できない。

You never can tell what'll happen in the future.

Tatoeba #141906

02

前 まえ · mae

JLPT N5 Common word

01noun

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

02noun · no-adjective · adverb

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

03noun · no-adjective

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

04noun

forward; ahead

05noun

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

06no-adjective

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

07suffix

portion; helping

after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb

08noun

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

09noun

privates; private parts

10noun

colloquial

criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior

Examples

父は２年前に亡くなった。

My father passed away two years ago.

Tatoeba #84774

上着の前が合わなかった。

On him the coat did not meet in the front.

Tatoeba #146211

私はバスの前の席に座った。

I sat in the front of the bus.

Tatoeba #159125

03

前 ぜん · zen

JLPT N1 Common word

01noun, used as a prefix

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former

02noun, used as a prefix

pre- (e.g. premodern)

before the name of an era

03noun, used as a suffix

before

after a noun

04noun · adverb

dated term

before; earlier

Examples

前学期は成績がよかった。

I had a good report last term.

Tatoeba #140952

田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。

The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.

Tatoeba #75850

あの前チャンピオンが今どうなっているのかみんな知りたがっている。

Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion.

Tatoeba #230645

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