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in front

On-Yomi: ゼン — Kun-Yomi: まえ、-まえ

Elements:

in front, horns, butcher, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, sword, sabre, saber

Heisig story:

We waited to introduce this character until now, even though the pieces have been available for some time, because it helps to reinforce the odd kanji of the last frame. Picture the butcher hacking away with his knife at a slab of meat on his table with a pair of ram's horns placed in front of him (or on his head, if you prefer). There is no need to worry about confusing this kanji with that for before (Frame 263), since it will not appear as a primitive in any other character used in this book.

Koohii stories:

1) [diracbracket] 26-12-2007(354): When I get horny my flesh sword sticks out in front of me.

2) [sethimayne] 25-10-2007(74): If you stand in front of a bull's horns, you are asking for your flesh to be cut (or butchered if you prefer).

3) [johnzep] 23-2-2007(63): IN FRONT of the BUTCHER shop, there is a sign made of HORNS.

4) [AndamanIslander] 19-1-2008(21): At the bullfight, the matador stands bravely in front of the bull's horns. With his sword, he'll dig into its flesh..

5) [Ninjasha] 31-3-2008(11): The bullfighter stands IN FRONT of the animal's horns while he pokes its flesh with his sword to rile it up.

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