Today’s first #kanji is #前 which is listed under the radical of #りっとう（刂）. Be careful that the top 3 strokes is NOT くさかんむり（艹）as the diagonal lines do not stick out below the horizontal line.
Meaning: ahead, front, to lead
Reading: ゼン、セン*、まえ、さき*
前日（ゼンジツ）: the previous day, the day before
前後（ゼンゴ）: in front and behind; before and after; about
午前（ゴゼン）: the morning, the forenoon, am
生前（セイゼン）: during a person’s lifetime, while alive
事前（ジゼン）: before the fact, in advance, beforehand
前（まえ）の車（くるま）: the car in front (of me)
家（いえ）の前（まえ）: in front of the house
手前（てまえ）: this side, the near side; skill
一人前（イチニンまえ）: a portion for one person; grown-up
男前（おとこまえ）: a good-looking man, (a man’s) good looks
<Difficult Reading – a place name>
弘前（ひろさき）: Hirosaki – a city in Aomori
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