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Chinese
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defend; imperial; to drive
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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
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trad. (御前)
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御
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前
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simp. #(御前)
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御
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前
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Pronunciation
Noun
御前
- (in the) presence of royalty
Japanese
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
御前 or 御前 • (omae or gozen) ←おまへ (omafe)?
- (honorific) synonym of 前 (mae, “front”)
- 神の御前にぬかずく
- kami no omae ni nukazuku
- to bow to a god
- (literally, “to bow before a god”)
- 陛下の御前で/に
- heika no gozen de/ni
- in the presence of His/Her Majesty
- (literally, “in front of His/Her Majesty”)
- (honorific) a noble character, such as a master, lord or god
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 御前 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 御前, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
- ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN