JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

一面 (ichimen)

一面 (いちめん, ichimen) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “one face; one surface”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いちめん
Romaji: ichimen
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one face; one surface · noun
the whole surface · noun
one aspect; one side · noun
(on) the other hand · noun, adverb
one broad, flat object · noun

Example sentences

彼は新聞を取り上げて何気なく１面を眺めた。

He picked up the newspaper and glanced casually over the front page.

Tatoeba #103748

地面は一面の雪に覆われていた。

The ground lay beneath a blanket of snow.

Tatoeba #126824

「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。

"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.

Tatoeba #236336

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 一面

一

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

面

mask, face, featuresメン・ベン・おも・おもて · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一面.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family

Source: JMdict entry 1166870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.