Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 手前 in Japanese
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手前JLPT 2
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Kana Readingてまえ
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Romajitemae
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- before; this side
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- one's standpoint; one's appearance
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- Parts of speech
- pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
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- we
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- you
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Examples of 手前, てまえ in a sentence
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手前のガラス張りの建物は薔薇園なんです。温室になっていて、いつも薔薇を観賞できるようになってるんですよ。
The glass fronted building before you is the rose garden. It's a greenhouse so you will always be able to appreciate the roses.
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Pull it open.
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自分の直感が、いかに確かなものか自慢した手前、当てがはずれた時は首をやらなければならなくなった。
Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.
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The doors fold back.
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Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
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Fuck you all to hell!