Keyword
in front of
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig309
Readings
まえ
(67%)
まい
(19%)
ぜん
(13%)
Composed of
antlers on a wall
cutting off a leg as punishment
Mnemonic

If you're going to cut off someone's leg as a punishment in a gruesome ritual then you might as well do that in front of a creepy pair of antlers on a wall, right?

Used in kanji (5 in total)
make a full set
dry-roasted
pruning
arrow shaft
Used in vocabulary (837 in total)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
name; given name; first name
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Examples (200 in total)
I've seen this before.
Have I told you this before?
It happened before.