Word · 単語
手前
Reading てまえ
before oneself
- 1 before oneself, in front of one, nearby
- 2 a bit before reaching (a location), this side (of a location)
- 3 one's standpoint, one's appearance, face, honour
- 4 skill, dexterity, artistry, ingenuity
- 5 tea-ceremony procedures
- 6 I, me
- 7 you — to one's inferior
N2
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
てめぇら、死にやがれ！
Fuck you all to hell!
sense 1 · before oneself
あの信号の手前で降ろしてください。
Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
sense 2 · a bit before reaching (a location)
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.
sense 3 · one's standpoint
手前にひいて開けてください。
Pull it open.
sense 1 · before oneself
そのドアは手前へ折りたためるようになっている。
The doors fold back.
sense 1 · before oneself