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面

Face
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingメン、ベン
Kun readingおもて、おも、つら
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 16

Verbs with «面»

直面する面する

Meanings

  1. face
    彼は重大な危機に直面して勇気を示した。He showed courage in the face of great danger.tatoeba
    彼は難問に直面している。He is faced with a difficult problem.tatoeba
  2. maskRtK
  3. features
  4. surface
    彼は表面上は陰険そうに見える。He appears sly on the surface.tatoeba
  1. face guard
  2. striking the head (in kendo)
  3. surface (esp. a geometrical surface)

Synonyms

顔

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (めん)
綿 · cotton麺 · noodles
Same reading (おもて)
表 · face (i.e. the visible side of an object)

Popular Usage

正面一面面白い几帳面生真面目

Radicals and components

Radical面face

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

hundred · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · pent in (囗) · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2039

Compound words

正面しょうめん
front; frontage; facade; main
月面げつめん
moon's surface
面疔めんちょう
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
面するめんする
to face on; to look out on to
面倒くさいめんどくさい
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
直面するちょくめんする
to confront; to face
一面いちめん
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side
面白いおもしろい
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling; amusing
几帳面きちょうめん
methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous; regular
仮面かめん
mask; disguise; guise; mask
画面がめん
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; scene; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
海面かいめん
sea level; (surface of) sea
外面がいめん
outer surface; outside; exterior; outward appearance
額面がくめん
face value; par
顔面がんめん
face (of person)
局面きょくめん
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
紙面しめん
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings; document
誌面しめん
page of a magazine
斜面しゃめん
slope; slanting surface; bevel
書面しょめん
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
場面ばめん
scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
図面ずめん
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
水面すいめん
water's surface
赤面せきめん
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

On Reading Examples

彼は都会生活の便利な面を強調した。めん
He stressed the convenient aspects of city life.tatoeba
彼は多くの障害に直面している。ちょくめん
He is confronted by many difficulties.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。おもしろい
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba
蛙の面に水。つら
Like water off a duck's back.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は負傷して地面に倒れていた。
He lay injured on the ground.tatoeba
彼は付き合っていて面白くない。
He is not very good company.tatoeba
心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Face; mask; surface. A face in a frame — what you see from the front.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 面

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step