"前に" meaning in Japanese

See 前に in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: 前に [canonical] (ruby: (まえ)), mae ni [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|まえ に}} 前(まえ)に • (mae ni)
  1. before
    Sense id: en-前に-ja-adv-bbfYA-dP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 61 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. in front; in front of
    Sense id: en-前に-ja-adv-1KH8VeuV
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ato de",
      "word": "あとで"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "前に",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "前",
          "まえ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mae ni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "まえ に"
      },
      "expansion": "前(まえ)に • (mae ni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before"
      ],
      "id": "en-前に-ja-adv-bbfYA-dP",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in front; in front of"
      ],
      "id": "en-前に-ja-adv-1KH8VeuV",
      "links": [
        [
          "in front",
          "in front"
        ],
        [
          "in front of",
          "in front of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "前に"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ato de",
      "word": "あとで"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adverbs",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 前 read as まえ",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "前に",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "前",
          "まえ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mae ni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "まえ に"
      },
      "expansion": "前(まえ)に • (mae ni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "before"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in front; in front of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in front",
          "in front"
        ],
        [
          "in front of",
          "in front of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "前に"
}

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