御前

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Chinese

defend; imperial; to drive
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. (御前) 御 前
simp. #(御前) 御 前

Pronunciation

Noun

御前

  1. (in the) presence of royalty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御 前
お
Grade: S 		まえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
御 前
ご
Grade: S 		ぜん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology 1

Old Japanese 大前 (opomape1, literally “great front”), used to address the person in front of the speaker. Later was misinterpreted as Old Japanese 御前 (omape1), even later acquired an 音読み (on'yomi).

Pronunciation

Noun

御(お)前(まえ) or 御(ご)前(ぜん) • (omae or gozen) ←おまへ (omafe)?

  1. (honorific) synonym of 前 (mae, “front”)
    神(かみ)の御(お)前(まえ)にぬかずく
    kami no omae ni nukazuku
    to bow to a god
    (literally, “to bow before a god”)
    陛(へい)下(か)の御(ご)前(ぜん)で/に
    heika no gozen de/ni
    in the presence of His/Her Majesty
    (literally, “in front of His/Her Majesty”)
  2. (honorific) a noble character, such as a master, lord or god

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 御前 – see the following entry.
【お前まえ】
(informal, men's speech; or dialect) you
(This term, 御前, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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