View source for 御前

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=yùqián
|c=jyu6 cin4
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# (in the) [[presence]] of [[royalty]]

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanjitab|ご|ぜん|k2=ぜ|yomi=goon,irr}}
{{ja-kanjitab|ご|ぜん|yomi=goon}}
{{ja-kanjitab|お|まえ|k2=まい|yomi=k,irr}}
{{ja-kanjitab|お|まえ|k2=めえ|yomi=k,irr}}
{{ja-kanjitab|おん|まえ|yomi=k}}
{{ja-kanjitab|お|まえ|yomi=k}}

===Etymology===
{{inh|ja|ojp|大前|tr=opomape<sub>1</sub>|lit=great front}}, used to address the person in front of the speaker. Later was misinterpreted as {{inh|ja|ojp|御前|tr=omape<sub>1</sub>}}, even later acquired an {{m|ja|音読み|tr=on'yomi}}.<ref name="AHLL">{{cite-book
  | last = Frellesvig | first = Bjarke
  | title = A History of the Japanese Language
  | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | year = 2010
  | isbn = 978-0-521-65320-6
}}</ref>

===Pronunciation 1===
{{ja-pron|acc=2|おまえ}}
{{ja-pron|acc=0|acc2=1|ごぜん}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おまえ|hhira=おまへ}}<br>{{ja-noun|ごぜん}}

# {{lb|ja|honorific|sort=おまえ}} {{syn of|ja|前|tr=mae||front}}
#: {{ja-x|神の御%前にぬかずく|かみ の お%まえ に ぬかずく|to bow to a god|lit=to bow before a god|sort=おまえ}}
#: {{ja-x|陛%下の御%前で/に|へい%か の ご%ぜん で/に|in the presence of His/Her Majesty|lit=in front of His/Her Majesty|sort=こぜん'}}
# {{lb|ja|honorific|sort=おまえ}} a noble character, such as a master, lord or god

===Pronunciation 2===
{{ja-pron|acc=0|おまえ}}

====Pronoun====
{{ja-pos|pronoun|おまえ|hhira=おまへ}}

# {{lb|ja|informal|sort=おまえ}} {{rare sp|ja|お前||[[you]]}}

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