Word Meaning 前々

まえまえ maemae

前々 is read as まえまえ (maemae) and means a long time ago.

Meaning

English

  1. a long time ago
  2. long before now

Reading

Kana

まえまえ

Romaji

maemae

Writing Variants

  • 前前 まえまえ maemae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 後後 Rank 14564 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前半

ぜんはん

first half

前日

まえび

previous day

前年

ぜんねん

the preceding year

前後

ぜんご

before and after

前もって

まえもって

in advance

さき

future

ぜん

before

まえ

(in the) presence (of)

前書き

まえがき

preface

前山

ぜんざん

foothills

前庭

ぜんてい

vestibule (of the ear)

前提

ぜんてい

premise

Example Sentences

4

I've always liked football.

I always wanted to go there.

I've always wanted to go to Australia with my family.

The other day, I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.