お前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前
まえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative form

御前

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [o̞ma̠e̞]

Pronoun

お前 (hiragana おまえ, rōmaji omae, historical hiragana おまへ)

(informal, men's speech) you

Usage notes

Slightly condescending if used by a higher status peer to refer to a lower status peer, very informal between close equal-status peers, impolite in other situations.

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