まえ
Meanings
Noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
Adjective (の)
Noun
3. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
Noun
4. forward; ahead
5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
Adjective (の)
6. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
Suffix
7. portion; helping
after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
Noun
8. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
9. privates; private parts
10. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
Pitch accent
Top 3300
Used in vocabulary (151 in total)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
ahead; before; ago
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
name; given name; first name
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
name; given name; first name
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in advance; beforehand; previously
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
ability; skill; facility
ability; skill; facility
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
pitching forward (as if to fall); proactive; forward-looking; hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed
morning; forenoon; just before noon
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
front and back; before and behind; before and after
a long time ago; long before now
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
previous existence
way of speaking; profession
in front of a station
one year ago
home delivery (of food); outside catering
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
introductory remarks
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
advance celebration
share; portion; quota
portion of food
previously; some time ago
front garden; front yard
long ago; previous; of a former age
to show one's privates
generosity
front side; anterior
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
backwards
front part low
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
supplement; addition
placket (clothing); facing
open in front
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
a few years ago; some years back
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
share; portion; quota; cut
advance payment; money paid in advance
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
forearm
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
front wheel; saddle fork
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to cover one's private parts
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
Tokyo style
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
tea-ceremony procedures
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
double-breasted
advance payment; advance delivery
opening in front (clothing)
before going out
previous week
advance sale; booking
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)
previous thread
dashboard; frontlet
former section (stanza)
company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning
excuse me (when passing in front of somebody)
taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
sandal or clog strap
advance publicity
et tu, Brute?; even you, Brutus?
share; portion
penultimate bout of the tournament day
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
premenstrual
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
paying in advance
apron stage
upstage center (in a noh play)
fore edge (of a book)
et tu, Brute?; even you, Brutus?
one's share (in the expenses)
the year before the unlucky year
sword worn at one's side
front of a mawashi
battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position
payment in advance (by bank transfer)
focal point of a lens in front of the subject
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
just before a war; day before a holiday; day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers
Gakuenmae Station (Chiba)
Daigakumae Station
Kenchōmae Station (Hyōgo)
Hachimanmae Station
Hirosakigakuindaimae Station
Keibajōmae Station
Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae Station
Maenami Station
Omurajinjamae Station
Shiyakushomae Station (Fukui)
Maekawa Station
Examples (200 in total)
It happened before.
I'll wait for you in front of the school.
I already read all the Harry Potter books.