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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

1.

in front (of); before (e.g. a building)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adverb (fukushi)

2.

before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

3.

fore; frontal part; (the) front; head (e.g. of a line)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

4.

ahead; forward

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

5.

in front (of someone); (in the) presence (of)

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

6.

first (e.g. half); prior (e.g. engagement); previous (e.g. page); former (e.g. example)

suffix

7.

helping; portion

after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb