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気前 (きまえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き前まえ

き

ま

え

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

generosity; liberality; openhandedness

Refers to a person's generous, ungrudging nature, especially with money or favors. Often used in phrases like 気前がいい or 気前よく.

彼かれは気き前まえがいいから、よく友とも達だちにごちそうする。
He is generous, so he often treats his friends.
気き前まえよく寄き付ふをしてくれ

た

。

He generously made a donation.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
前in front, before

Similar words

寛かん大だい
寛大 is more about tolerance, leniency, or broad-mindedness, while 気前 focuses on material or monetary generosity.
太ふとっ腹ぱら
太っ腹 is a more casual, colloquial term for being big-hearted or generous, often with a nuance of being unbothered by expense.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (spirit, mood) and 前 (front, before). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the 'front' or outward expression of one's spirit, i.e., one's disposition toward giving.