前まえ後うしろ

noun

front and back; before and after

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.