| Kanji | 面 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | メン、ベン |
| Kunyomi | おも、おもて、つら |
| Nanori | お, ずら, ほおつき, も |
| English | mask, face, features, surface |
| Examples | 面目(めんもく): (1) face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit (2) appearance; look 場面(ばめん): scene; setting (e.g. of novel) 正面(しょうめん): front; frontage; facade; main 表面(ひょうめん): surface; outside; face; appearance 面積(めんせき): area 側面(そくめん): side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral 一面(いちめん): (1) one face; one surface (2) the whole surface (3) one aspect; one side (4) (on) the other hand (5) one broad, flat object (6) front page 水面(すいめん): water's surface 方面(ほうめん): (1) direction; district; area (2) field (e.g. of study) 面接(めんせつ): interview 面倒(めんどう): trouble; difficulty; care; attention 斜面(しゃめん): slope; slanting surface; bevel 面会(めんかい): meeting (face-to-face); interview 地面(じめん): ground; earth's surface 面白い(おもしろい): interesting; amusing 覆面(ふくめん): mask; veil; disguise 面倒くさい(めんどうくさい): bother(some) to do; tiresome 直面(ちょくめん): (1) confrontation (2) to face; to confront; to encounter 対面(たいめん): (1) interview; meeting (2) opposing (traffic, etc.); facing; confronting 洗面(せんめん): wash up (one's face); have a wash 断面(だんめん): cross-section 面する(めんする): to face on; to look out on to 真面目(まじめ): diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady 面皰(にきび): pimple; acne 几帳面(きちょうめん): methodical; punctual; steady 面(おもて): (1) face (2) surface (3) mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask) 面(めん): (1) face (2) mask; face guard (3) (in kendo) striking the head (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface) (5) page (6) aspect; facet; side (7) chamfer (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game 生真面目(きまじめ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 186 |
| Components | 面: face, face radical (no. 176) |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 面 |
| Radical Number | 176 |
| Radical Strokes | 9 |
| Radical Reading | めん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | mask |
| Koohii Story 1 | If you´re wearing a mask, a hundred eyes can look at you but none of them will know who you are. |
| Koohii Story 2 | When Jim Carrey puts on The Mask, he can make it seem like he has 100 eyes popping out of his head. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq1-250
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