面
面 - 1. face; facial appearance E.g.: 面相 (face, features), 赤面 (blushing, flushing) 2. to face; to meet; to confront E.g.: 面談 (interview, personal talk), 直面 (confrontation, facing directly) 3. page; screen; written/painted surface E.g.: 紙面 (page space), 画面 (screen) 4. mask; face covering E.g.: 仮面 (mask), 能面 (Noh mask) 5. surface; outside; face of a thing E.g.: 地面 (ground surface), 表面 (surface, exterior) 6. direction; side; aspect E.g.: 正面 (front), 方面 (direction)
面 (おも おもて つら) — face; facial appearance<br>E. to face; to meet; to confront<br>E. page; screen; written/painted surface<br>E. mask; face covering<br>E. surface; outside; face of a thing<br>E. direction; side; aspect<br>E.
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Kunyomi
おも;おもて;つら
Onyomi
メン;ベン
Strokes
9
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#186/2500
Composition
百 口
Meaning
- face; facial appearance
E. to face; to meet; to confront
E. page; screen; written/painted surface
E. mask; face covering
E. surface; outside; face of a thing
E. direction; side; aspect
E.
Tip
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Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
おもて
つら
Onyomi
Example
面倒
mendou
だな
dana
。
.
What a business it is!
面白
omoshiro
そう
sou
!
!
This looks interesting.
面白
omoshiro
くない
kunai
。
.
It's boring.
面白
omoshiro
いですね
idesune
。
.
It's interesting.
面目丸
menbokumaru
つぶれだ
tsubureda
。
.
I have lost face completely.
面白
omoshiro
そうな
souna
話
hanashi
だ
da
。
.
That's an interesting piece of information.
面白
omoshiro
くありません
kuarimasen
。
.
We are not amused.
面白
omoshiro
い
i
噂
uwasa
を
wo
耳
mimi
にした
nishita
。
.
I heard an interesting rumor.
面倒
mendou
なことになるよ
nakotoninaruyo
。
.
You'll get into trouble.
面接
mensetsu
はどうでしたか
hadoudeshitaka
。
.
How did your interview go?
地面
jimen
は
ha
一面雪
ichimen'yuki
で
de
覆
oo
われた
wareta
。
.
The ground was completely covered with snow.
地面
jimen
は
ha
一面
ichimen
の
no
雪
yuki
に
ni
覆
oo
われていた
wareteita
。
.
The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.
