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)
On readings
メンベン
Kun readings
おもおもてつら
Variant forms
靣Words with 面
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —面面every person; each one; everybody
- —面通(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
- —面付imposition
- —坐面seat (of a chair)
- —造面rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
- —雑面rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
- —面金metal bars of a face guard (kendo)
- —表面front side (of a piece of paper, coin, medal, etc.); obverse; A-side (of a record); main levels (as opposed to secret levels or post-game content)
- —裡面back (side); reverse; the inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society); behind the scenes; beneath the surface
- —面割(criminal) identification (by witnesses); identification parade; (police) lineup
- —截断面(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
- —面喰いbeing attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
- —ウラ面back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels; post-game content
- —てき面immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
- —背面跳Fosbury flop (high jump technique)
- —ご面相frightful face
- —向正面opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats; (seat facing) south side of ring
- —イケ面good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
- —いけ面good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
- —のり面slope; slope face