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前方 (ぜんぽう, zenpou) Japanese meaning: ahead | Kotomora
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くるま
が
止と
まっ
て
いる
。
There is a car stopped ahead.
Please turn right at the traffic light ahead.
Usage patterns 前方ぜんぽう に 注意ちゅうい する to watch out for what's ahead
Please pay attention to the road ahead while driving.
前方ぜんぽう に 〈 物もの〉 〉 が 見み える something can be seen up ahead
A big mountain is visible up ahead.
前方ぜんぽう の 座席せき the front seats
I reserved the front-row seats.
〈 場所ばしょ〉 〉 の 前方ぜんぽう に 〈 物もの〉 〉 がある something is located ahead of a place
There is a bus stop just ahead of the station.
前方ぜんぽう から 〈 物もの〉 〉 が 来く る something comes from up ahead
A truck came from up ahead.
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative Related words 前 is the everyday, broad word for 'front' or 'before', while 前方 is more formal and directional, often used in navigation, driving, or written descriptions.
正面 refers to the front face directly facing you, whereas 前方 emphasizes the direction or area ahead rather than a facing surface.
前方 refers to the direction 'ahead' or 'forward', while 前部 names a specific front section of a physical object.
前方 is the common modern word for physical 'ahead/in front', while 先方 in this spatial sense is rarer and feels more literary.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 前, 'front; before,' and 方, 'direction; side.' The spelling transparently reflects the meaning 'front direction.'
方ぽう
互ご
換かん
forward compatible; upward compatible
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forward reasoning; forward chaining
inattention to the road ahead; not watching where one is driving
forward compatibility; upward compatibility
front plane
forward arming and refueling point
