「前」(mae) means "front" or "before". It can refer to a physical location, like being in front of something, or a time period, meaning before a certain event. For example, "駅の前に" (eki no mae ni) means "in front of the station."

「前」(まえ)は「〜の正面」や「〜より早い時間」という意味です。例：「駅の前にいる。」