手前 (てまえ): before, this side — Japanese vocabulary
手前 is read てまえ and means "before, this side". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
手前
- Reading
- てまえ · temae
- Translation
- before, this side
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- てまえが
Example
あの信号の手前で降ろしてください。
あのしんごうのてまえでおろしてください。
Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
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