Kanji1 / 9
面 kanji
mask, face, features, surface
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
メンベン
Kun readings
おもおもてつら
Variant forms
靣Words with 面
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —四角四面square; formal; prim; stuffy
- —公有水面public waters
- —書面審理documentary examination
- —対面交通walking so that one faces oncoming traffic
- —建築面積building area
- —正四面体regular tetrahedron
- —得意満面triumphant air; smugness
- —内面描写psychological depiction of a literary character
- —裏面工作string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
- —路面電車tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
- —面目ないashamed
- —面会時間visiting or office hours
- —面会謝絶refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
- —面向不背flawless
- —面接試験interview; oral examination
- —面罵罵倒abuse
- —全面講和overall peace treaty
- —正多面体regular polyhedron
- —面を取るto plane off the corners
- —背面飛行inverted flight