JLPT N2 · Noun

正面 (shoumen)

正面 (しょうめん, shoumen) is a Japanese noun meaning “front; frontage”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうめん
Romaji: shoumen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

front; frontage; facade; main · noun, noun taking の, prefix

Example sentences

正面のドアは鍵がかかったままだった。

The front door remained locked.

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

Kanji in 正面

正

correct, justice, righteousセイ・ショウ・ただ.しい・ただ.す · 5 strokes

面

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 正面.

正月しょうがつNew Year (esp. first three days)正しいただしいright正せい(logical) true修正しゅうせいamendment正午しょうごnoon正直しょうじきhonest正確せいかくaccurate正式せいしきformal公正こうせいjustice不正ふせいinjustice正体しょうたいtrue character正規せいきregular改正かいせいrevision正味しょうみnet (amount)

Source: JMdict entry 1378030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.