EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 17
  1. Noun

    face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

    see 本音

    少数民族の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。
    Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
  2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

Also written 建て前【たてまえ】立前【たてまえ】立て前【たてまえ】

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Characters in this word

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build

Kun
た.てるた.て-だ.てた.つ
On
ケンコン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
300 of 2500
Radical
long stride
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

たけたつたて

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-6, 3-2-6SKIP code
2q6.2The Kanji Dictionary
1540.0Four corner code
3567deroo
5efaUnicode hex code
1-23-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1549Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1660New Nelson (John Haig)
3090New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3834Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1965Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2661Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
391Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
417Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
244A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
995Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
363Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9574Morohashi
473A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
892Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
913Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
391sakade
166Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
498henshall3
524Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
278crowley
1055Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.12busy_people
600Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
398Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4Pinyin reading
geonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
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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