Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 前


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Meaning

before, front portion

Pronunciation

ZEN
mae

Explanation

Top: a part 䒑 of the head/horns of a sheep , bottom: flesh /, knife, cut

Mnemonic

The horns and the flesh are cut (beginning) at the front position.

Radicals

sheep(Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns.)
body part, meat(This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.)
cut(Variante of sword )
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Vocabulary

寸前に すんぜんに just before..., shortly before ...
まえ ago, before (some event)
午前 ごぜん morning, A.M., am
名前 なまえ name
紀元前 きげんぜん pre-era, BC (before Christ)
前後 ぜんご around, throughout, front and back, approximately
事前 じぜん prior, beforehand, in advance
前提 ぜんてい preamble, premise, prerequisite
前置き まえおき preface, introduction

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