ๅ
JLPT N5
Before, in front, previous, earlier
Readings
Onโyomi: ใผใณ (zen)
Kunโyomi: ใพใ (mae)
before, front
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ๅ
ใพใ
front
ๅๅ
ใชใพใ
name
ๅๅ
ใใใ
morning
ๅๅ
ใใใใ
previous time
ไปฅๅ
ใใใ
before
ๅๅ
ใใใฏใ
First half
Example Sentences
ๅฎถใฎๅใซ่ปใใใใพใใ
ใใใฎ ใพใใซ ใใใพใ ใใใพใใ
There is a car in front of the house.
ใใชใใฎๅๅใฏไฝใงใใใ
ใใชใใฎ ใชใพใใฏ ใชใใงใใใ
What is your name?
ๅๅๅ
ซๆใซ่ตทใใพใใ
ใใใ ใฏใกใใซ ใใใพใใ
I wake up at 8 a.m.
ๅๅใฎไผ่ญฐใฏ้ทใใฃใใงใใ
ใใใใใฎ ใใใใฏ ใชใใใฃใใงใใ
The previous meeting was long.
ไปฅๅใใฎ็บใซไฝใใงใใพใใใ ่ฉฆๅใฎๅๅใ็ตใใใพใใใ
ใใใ ใใฎใพใกใซ ใใใงใใพใใใ ใใใใฎ ใใใฏใใ ใใใใพใใใ
I lived in this town before. The first half of the game has ended.
Cultural Note
โข ใพใ can mean in front (space) or before (time) depending on context.
o e.g., ๏ผๅนดๅ โ five years ago
o e.g., ้ง ใฎๅ โ in front of the station
โข ๅ appears in many time expressions:
o ใใฎๅใซ (before ~)
o ใๅนดๅ (years ago)
o e.g., ๏ผๅนดๅ โ five years ago
o e.g., ้ง ใฎๅ โ in front of the station
โข ๅ appears in many time expressions:
o ใใฎๅใซ (before ~)
o ใๅนดๅ (years ago)