人前

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Chinese

man; person; people
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
trad. (人前) 人 前
simp. #(人前) 人 前
anagram 前人

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 人前(にんまえ) (ninmae).

Pronunciation

Noun

人前

  1. Classifier for servings of food.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人 前
ひと
Grade: 1 		まえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

人(ひと)前(まえ) • (hitomae) 

  1. the public
    人前(ひとまえ)で鼻(はな)をかむ
    hitomae de hana o kamu
    to blow one's nose in public

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人 前
にん
Grade: 1 		まえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

人(にん)前(まえ) • (ninmae) 

  1. portion of food

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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