EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun

    the former; the first

    see 後者

    いくつかの点で、前者は後者よりも劣っていると彼は指摘した。
    He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.
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Characters in this word

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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
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someone, person

Kun
もの
On
シャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
38 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2SKIP code
4c4.13The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0Four corner code
1478deroo
8005Unicode hex code
1-28-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698New Nelson (John Haig)
3211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852Morohashi
298A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235sakade
240Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314henshall3
302Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19crowley
148Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
1578Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level