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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùcián
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chʻien²
    • Yale: yù-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhchyan
    • Palladius: юйцянь (jujcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ cin⁴
    • Yale: yuh chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² t͡sʰiːn²¹/

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]

• (Tokyo) ごぜん [gòzéń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ごぜん [góꜜzèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞zẽ̞ɴ]

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