EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    just before; just prior to

    試合の直前にはいつもあがっています。
    I always get nervous just before a match.
  2. right in front of; just in front of

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kun
ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ
On
チョクジキジカ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
246 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

すぐなおのうのお

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-1-7, 2-2-6SKIP code
2k6.2The Kanji Dictionary
4071.6Four corner code
1575deroo
76f4Unicode hex code
1-36-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
775Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3908New Nelson (John Haig)
2932New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3649Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
988Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
304Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23136Morohashi
349A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472sakade
758Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
192henshall3
162Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
214crowley
220Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
1377Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
73Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2Pinyin reading
jigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

in front, before

Kun
まえ-まえ
On
ゼン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
27 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

さきさとまい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-2-7SKIP code
2o7.3The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1Four corner code
943deroo
524dUnicode hex code
1-33-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490New Nelson (John Haig)
2266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011XMorohashi
159A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102sakade
23Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177henshall3
182Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53crowley
29Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
196Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level