前 = 丷 + 一 + 月 + 刀

前 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “in front”. It is built from 丷 (horns), 一 (one), 月 (month) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 309. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: in front
RTK frame: 309
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): まえ, -まえ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: впереди, front
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 前 in front

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 前

How to find 前 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “horns” + “one” + “month”. 前 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 前 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.