Kanji: 前

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	刀(刂) Radical name: かたな（りっとう）
Meaning:	In front, before
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 30 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	午前(ごぜん)	morning
N5	名前(なまえ)	name
N5	前(まえ)	before
N3	以前(いぜん)	ago, since, before, previous
N3	前者(ぜんしゃ)	the former
N3	前進(ぜんしん)	advance, drive, progress
N2	前後(ぜんご)	around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after
N2	直前(ちょくぜん)	just before
N2	手前(てまえ)	before, this side, we, you
N1	当(あ)たり前(まえ)	usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious
N1	腕前(うでまえ)	ability, skill, facility
N1	事前(じぜん)	prior, beforehand, in advance
N1	前(せん)	before
N1	前提(ぜんてい)	preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite
N1	前途(ぜんと)	future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
N1	前例(ぜんれい)	precedent
N1	建前(たてまえ)	face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
N1	前売(まえう)り	advance sale, booking
N1	前置(まえお)き	preface, introduction
N1	前(まえ)もって	in advance, beforehand, previously
N1	真(ま)ん前(まえ)	right in front, under the nose