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Kanji Detail for 面 - "face, surface, mask"

面

  • Meaning

    面 means "face, surface, mask."

    1. Face - The front of the head.

    2. Surface - The outer part; the exterior.

    3. Mask - A covering for the face.

    4. Aspect - A particular part or feature.

  • Words using 面

    • 全面 ぜんめん Listen whole surface; entire
    • 当面 とうめん Listen current; urgent; pressing
    • 場面 ばめん Listen scene; setting; place (where something happens)
    • 局面 きょくめん Listen position in a game; state of the game; situation
    • 正面 しょうめん Listen front; frontage; facade
    • 画面 がめん Listen screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture
    • 表面 ひょうめん Listen surface; face; outside
    • 面積 めんせき Listen area (measurement); square measure; size (of land)

  • Four-character idioms with 面

    • 反面教師 はんめんきょうし Listen bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
    • 三面六臂 さんめんろっぴ Listen rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
    • 人面獣心 じんめんじゅうしん Listen beast in human form
    • 八面六臂 はちめんろっぴ Listen competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields
    • 八面玲瓏 はちめんれいろう Listen beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability
    • 効果覿面 こうかてきめん Listen having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect

  • Tattoo check: 面

    • Verified meaning: face, surface, mask
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おも, おもさき, おもたか, おもて)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 面

    Surnames 面(おも)Listen 面(おもさき)Listen 面(おもたか)Listen 面(おもて)Listen 面(ほうつき)Listen 面(ほおつき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mask; face; features; surface

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    face; surface, side; plane, dimension

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The part of the human body where ears, eyes, nose, and mouth are located. | The external visible part of any object is called 面. As in 正面 (front), 側面 (side). | In geometry, the boundary of a solid is called a surface. It has length, width, and size but no thickness. | To face. As in facing south is called 南面. Facing north is called 北面.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ben(ベン) ベン

    men(メン) メン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    omo(おも) おも

    omote(おもて) おもて

    tsura(つら) つら

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    面 (men・omote)

  • Related Keywords

    face surface mask aspect direction protective headgear side angle appearance covering dimension exterior facade feature front outer perspective plane visage

Sentences including 面

  • If you're doing it in fun , i'd rather you didn't come.

  • I found her very amusing.

  • She is good at making up interesting stories.

  • I can't see the movie.

  • The story was amusing.

  • She cared for her son.

  • This is the funniest book in my reading.

  • The story got more and more interesting.

  • She was at one time faced with the problem.

  • She looked after my dog for a month.

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