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前川

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
まえ
Grade: 2
かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
まえ
Grade: 2
かわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(mae, before, in front) +‎ (kawa, river) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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(まえ)(かわ) (Maekawa

  1. a surname
  2. the name of various rivers in Japan

(まえ)(がわ) (Maegawa

  1. a surname
  2. a place name in Japan

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
チョン
Grade: 2
チョン
Grade: 1
irregular

From Korean 전천 (Jeoncheon).

Proper noun

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(チョン)(チョン) (Chonchon

  1. A county of Chagang Province, North Korea