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JLPT N3 · Noun

面 (men)

面 (めん, men) is a Japanese noun meaning “face”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
めん
Romaji
men
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. face · noun
  2. mask; face guard · noun
  3. striking the head (in kendo) · noun
  4. surface (esp. a geometrical surface) · noun
  5. page · noun

Example sentences

二人の男が面と向かい合った。
Two men met face to face.
Tatoeba #123091
その男はトラの面をかぶっていた。
The man wore a mask of a tiger.
Tatoeba #208093
そよ風で池の面にさざ波が立った。
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.
Tatoeba #205978

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

Kanji in 面

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 面.

面白いおもしろいinteresting真面目まじめserious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方面ほうめんdirection面積めんせきarea (measurement)面倒臭いめんどうくさいbothersome一面いちめんone face

Source: JMdict entry 1584695 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.