Moto 面: Mask; Face; FeaturesKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- メン、ベン
- Kun'yomi
- おも、おもて、つら
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 811 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (メン・ベン)
- 全面ぜんめんwhole surface; entire
- 当面とうめんcurrent; urgent
- 場面ばめんscene; setting
- 全面的ぜんめんてきtotal; complete
- 局面きょくめんposition in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
- 正面しょうめんfront; frontage
- 画面がめんscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
- 社会面しゃかいめんsocial page (of newspaper); local news page
- 表面ひょうめんsurface; face
- 面積めんせきsquare measure; size (e.g. of land)
- 側面そくめんside; flank
- 半面はんめんhalf the face; one side
- 直面ちょくめんconfrontation
- 一面いちめんone face; one surface
- 前面ぜんめんfront part; frontage
- 方面ほうめんdirection; district
- 水面すいめんwater's surface
- 両面りょうめんboth sides; two sides
- 面接めんせつinterview (e.g. for a job)
- 紙面しめんspace on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
- 面倒めんどうtrouble; bother
- 額面がくめんface value; par
- 斜面しゃめんslope; slanting surface
- 面会めんかいmeeting (face-to-face); seeing
- 地面じめんground; earth's surface
- 内面ないめんinside; interior
- 書面しょめんdocument; letter
- 海面かいめんsea level; (surface of) sea
- 対面たいめんmeeting face-to-face; seeing in person
- 仮面かめんmask
- 平面へいめんlevel surface; plane
- 真正面ましょうめんdirectly opposite; right in front
- 面目めんぼくface; honour
- 壁面へきめんsurface of a wall
- 路面ろめんroad surface
- 断面だんめんsection; cross section
- 面識めんしきacquaintance
- 図面ずめんdrawing; diagram
- 裏面りめんback; reverse
- 顔面がんめんface (of person)
- 多面ためんmany-sided; multifaceted
- 文面ぶんめんcontent of a letter
- 初対面しょたいめんfirst meeting; first interview with
- 月面げつめんmoon's surface
- 満面まんめん(the) whole face
- 作付面積さくづけめんせきplanted area
- 覆面ふくめんmask; veil
- 面談めんだんinterview
- 七面鳥しちめんちょうturkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- 三面さんめんthree sides; three faces
- 人面じんめんhuman face
- 他面ためんother side; another side
- 体面たいめんhonour; honor
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 面つらface; mug
- 面白おもしろamusing; funny
- 面影おもかげface; looks
- 面白いおもしろいinteresting; fascinating
- 面持ちおももちexpression; look
- 仏頂面ぶっちょうづらsour look; surly face
Other readings
- 面々めんめんevery person; each one
Showing the 60 most common of 811 words. See them all in the graph.
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