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front
The forward-facing part.
前 means front (spatial) and before (temporal). A fundamental word with many uses.
CONTRAST:
- 前: front, before
- 後: behind (spatial)
- 後: after (temporal)
TIME PATTERNS:
- ~前に: before ~
- 時間+前: ~ ago (e.g., 三年前)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 前に進む: to move forward
- 前を向く: to face forward, look ahead
- 駅前: in front of the station
COMPOUNDS:
- 以前: before, previously (formal)
- 名前: name
- 前売り: advance sale
- 午前: morning, AM
- 事前: beforehand, in advance
Related Words
Antonym:
後ろ (behind, back)