前まえ後うしろ

ま

え

う

し

ろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to spatial front/back or temporal before/after. Often used in contexts like checking both directions or considering both sides of an event.

車くるまの前まえ後うしろを確かく認にんしてから発はっ進しんしてください。
Please check the front and back of the car before moving off.

事じ

故こ

の

前まえ

後うし

ろ

の

状じょう

況きょう

を

詳くわ

しく

調しら

べる

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

We need to investigate the circumstances before and after the accident in detail.

前ぜん後ご
前後 (ぜんご) is more common for 'before and after' in temporal contexts and also means 'approximately'. 前後ろ (まえうしろ) emphasizes the spatial or sequential contrast more explicitly.

Compound of 前 (まえ, 'front') and 後ろ (うしろ, 'back'). The reading is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two parts.