Kanji

面

mask, face, features, surface

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

面部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

メン, ベン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おも, おもて, つら

Nanori (Name Reading)

おも, つら, も

Common Readings

メン, おも, おもて, つら

Example sentences

面白い おもしろい
この本はとても面白い。

This book is very interesting.

話 はなし
面白い話を聞いた

I heard an interesting story.

地面 じめん
転んで地面に手をついた。

I fell and put my hands on the ground.

円 えん
地面に円を描く。

To draw a circle on the ground.

面倒 めんどう
弟の面倒を見るのは大変だが、楽しい。

Looking after my younger brother is difficult, but fun.

なおさら なおさら
雨が降ってきたので、外出するのがなおさら面倒になった

It started raining, so going out became even more of a hassle.

真面目 まじめ
彼女は何事にも真面目に取り組む姿勢が評価されている。

She is highly regarded for her attitude of tackling everything with sincerity.

態度 たいど
彼の仕事に対する態度は非常に真面目だ。

His attitude toward work is very serious.

面 めん
彼は多角的な面から問題を検討した。

He considered the problem from various aspects.

映る うつる
湖の面に美しい山々が映っている。

The beautiful mountains are reflected on the surface of the lake.

Example Vocabulary

面白い

おもしろい

interesting; funny

地面

じめん

ground; surface; land

面倒

めんどう

trouble; difficulty; care; attention

真面目

まじめ

serious; earnest; sincere

面

めん

aspect; surface; face; mask; counter for flat objects

正面

しょうめん

front; facade; head-on

画面

がめん

screen; display; monitor

仮面

かめん

mask; persona

正面から

しょうめんから

frontally; head-on; directly

場面

ばめん

scene; setting; situation

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