Kanji

面

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #1869 strokes

Meanings

mask, face, features, surface

ES: cara, semblante, superficie

On
メン、ベン
Kun
おも、おもて、つら

Common words

  • 面白いおもしろいinteresting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
  • 真面目まじめserious, earnest, sober, grave
  • 場面ばめんscene, setting, place (where something happens), scenario, case
  • 表面ひょうめんsurface, face
  • 面倒めんどうtrouble, bother
  • 正面しょうめんfront, frontage, facade, main
  • 方面ほうめんdirection, district, area
  • 面積めんせきarea (measurement), square measure, size (of land), floor space

Example sentences

  • 二人ふたりの男おとこが面めんと向むかい合あった。

    Two men met face to face.

    Dos hombres se encontraron cara a cara.

    Tatoeba #123091(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは危険きけんに直面ちょくめんしても冷静れいせいだった。

    He was calm in the presence of danger.

    Él estaba calmado ante el peligro.

    Tatoeba #108661(opens in a new tab)
  • その男おとこはトラの面めんをかぶっていた。

    The man wore a mask of a tiger.

    Ese hombre llevaba una máscara de tigre.

    Tatoeba #208093(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは仕事中しごとちゅうなので面会めんかいは出来できません。

    You can't see him because he is engaged.

    No puedes verlo porque está comprometido.

    Tatoeba #106599(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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