How to say "fore" in Japanese

• 前部ぜんぶCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers the 'fore' that means the front part of something, as the fore of a ship or the front of a vehicle; being the common word, it is the natural choice for this sense.
  トムはバスの前部ぜんぶのほうに座すわっていた。↗

  Tom was sitting in the front of the bus.
• フォア
  interjectionA katakana borrowing of the English word itself, much less common than 前部; it is seldom what you want for the front-part sense, being best known as the golfer's warning shout.

For the front part of a ship, vehicle, or object, 前部 is the common word to use; 「フォア」 is the borrowed English word itself, much less common and best known as the golfer's warning shout.

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• 前部ぜんぶfront part
• 前まえ(the) front
• フォアfore