Search Kanji for 前/meaning-of-絃

in front

Radical:

Parts:一刂月并

Dictionary:

Meanings

in front; before

ゼンzen
まえmae · -まえ-mae
Popularity rank: 27 Pinyin: qián Korean: jeon Hán-Việt: tiền
Stroke counts: 9 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 4 Skip code: 2-2-7

Example Words

御前[omai] you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)
御前さん[omaesan] you
已前[izen] ago
以前に[izenni] ago
一人前[ichininmae] becoming adult
一人前になる[ichininmaeninaru] to come of age
一昔前[hitomukashimae] long ago
一歩前進[ippozenshin] (a) step forward
駅前[ekimae] in front of station
駅前通り[ekimaedoori] street in front of station

Kanji Strokes Diagram

string

Radical:

Parts:玄糸幺小亠

Dictionary:

Meanings

string; cord; samisen music

ゲンgen
いとito
Pinyin: xián Korean: hyeon Hán-Việt: huyền
Stroke counts: 11 Grade level: 9 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 1-6-5

Example Words

一絃琴[ichigenkin] single-stringed Japanese zither
管絃楽[kangengaku] orchestral music
絃楽[gengaku] music for strings
絃楽器[gengakki] stringed instruments
絃声[gensei] sound of the strings
絃線[gensen] catgut
五絃[gogen] five strings
三絃[sangen] three-stringed instrument
絃歌[genka] singing and (string) music

Kanji Strokes Diagram

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