gate (door-like structure outside) / radical 169

(phonetics) front vowel

preface; introduction

to preface

Alternative form of 前付け

live performance

the state that 株(かぶ)式(しき)会(がい)社(しゃ) (kabushiki gaisha) is used as prefix in company name, such as 株(かぶ)式(しき)会(がい)社(しゃ)朝(あさ)日(ひ)新(しん)聞(ぶん)社(しゃ) (Kabushiki-gaisha Asahi Shinbun-sha, “The Asahi Shimbun Company”).

the kanji radical 囗, which encloses other elements to form characters such as 国, 囲, etc.

in front of, before, ago,

in front (of) / before (in time)