JLPT N1 · Noun

斜面 (shamen)

斜面 (しゃめん, shamen) is a Japanese noun meaning “slope; slanting surface”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃめん
Romaji: shamen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

slope; slanting surface; bevel · noun

Example sentences

岩は丘の斜面を転がり落ちた。

The rock rolled down the hillside.

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

Kanji in 斜面

斜

diagonal, slanting, obliqueシャ・なな.め・はす · 11 strokes

面

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 斜面.

斜めななめslanting斜はすdiagonal傾斜けいしゃinclination面白いおもしろいinteresting真面目まじめserious面めんface面接めんせつinterview (e.g. for a job)面倒めんどうtrouble場面ばめんscene表面ひょうめんsurface地面じめんground正面しょうめんfront水面すいめんwater's surface洗面せんめんwashing one's face

Source: JMdict entry 1322470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.