御前

Chinese
defend; imperial; to drive
 
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
trad. (御前) 御 前
simp. #(御前) 御 前

Pronunciation

Noun

御前

  1. (in the) presence of royalty

Japanese
Kanji in this term
御 前
ご
Grade: S		 ぜん > ぜ
Grade: 2
goon irregular
Kanji in this term
御 前
ご
Grade: S		 ぜん
Grade: 2
goon
Kanji in this term
御 前
お
Grade: S		 まえ > まい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
御 前
お
Grade: S		 まえ > めえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
御 前
おん
Grade: S		 まえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
御 前
お
Grade: S		 まえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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).[1]

Pronunciation 1
  • (Tokyo) おま​え [òmáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ma̠e̞]

Noun

御(お)前(まえ) • (omae) ←おまへ (omafe)?
御(ご)前(ぜん) • (gozen) 

  1. (honorific) Synonym of 前 (mae, “front”)
    神(かみ)の御(お)前(まえ)にぬかずく
    kami no omae ni nukazuku
    to bow to a god
    (literally, “to bow before a god”)
    陛(へい)下(か)の御(ご)前(ぜん)で/に
    heika no gozen de/ni
    in the presence of His/Her Majesty
    (literally, “in front of His/Her Majesty”)
  2. (honorific) a noble character, such as a master, lord or god

Pronunciation 2
  • (Tokyo) おまえ [òmáé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ma̠e̞]

Pronoun

御(お)前(まえ) • (omae) ←おまへ (omafe)?

  1. (informal) Rare spelling of お前 (“you”).

References
  1. Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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