Onyomi: ベン, メン · Kunyomi: おも, おもて, つら · Meanings: face, features, mask, surface
Kanji for face, features, mask, surface
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面 is formed from the element 目, meaning “eye,” combined with a surrounding structure that represents a surface or outer area. The character originally referred to the front of the head, where the eye is located. From this idea of the front or outer surface, 面 came to mean face, surface, or side. It is also used for abstract surfaces, such as pages, aspects, or areas.
面 represents the front or outer surface, meaning face or surface.
面 is used when referring to the front side or outer surface of something. It can mean a face, a surface, or one side of an object or situation. Remember 面 as the part that faces outward.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 面 | めん | face | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 面 | つら | face, mug | common Noun |
| 面 | おもて | face | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 面 | づら | looking like a ..., acting as if a ... | Noun, used as a suffix |
| 面白い | おもしろい | interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling | common JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 面接 | めんせつ | interview (e.g. for a job) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 面積 | めんせき | area (measurement), square measure, size (of land), floor space | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 面会 | めんかい | meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 面倒 | めんどう | trouble, bother | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 面倒くさい | めんどくさい | bothersome, tiresome, bother to do | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |