N312/1669

面めん

nounnoun (generic)martial artssuffixcounter

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めん

Meanings

  • face
  • mask, face guard
  • striking the head (in kendo)
  • surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
  • page
  • aspect, facet, side
  • chamfer
  • counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

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Example sentences

この問題もんだいには様々さまざまな面めんがある。

This problem has various aspects.

彼女かのじょは仕事しごとの面めんでとても優秀ゆうしゅうだ。

She is very excellent in terms of work.

剣道けんどうの試合しあいで面めんを打うった。

I struck the head (men) in the kendo match.

地球ちきゅうの表面ひょうめんは様々さまざまな面めんで構成こうせいされている。

The surface of the Earth is made up of various faces.

彼かれは人前ひとまえでは強つよい面めんを見みせるが、内面ないめんは繊細せんさいだ。

He shows a strong face in front of others, but inside he is sensitive.

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

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節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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文ぶん

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

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値ね

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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象ぞう

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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