面

Meaning

面 centers on the front-facing aspect of something: the face itself, a mask that covers it, the surface of an object, or the visible features that define its appearance.

• 面白いおもしろい
  N5

  interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling

• 面つら
  N1

  face; mug

• 面おもて
  N1

  face

• 面めん
  N1

  face

• 画面がめん
  N3

  screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)

• 面倒めんどう
  N3

  trouble; bother

• 真面目まじめ
  N4

  serious; earnest; sober; grave

• 場面ばめん
  N3

  scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case

• イケ面いけめん

  good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

• 表面ひょうめん
  N3

  surface; face

• 方面ほうめん
  N2

  direction; district; area

• 面接めんせつ
  N3

  interview (e.g. for a job)

• 正面しょうめん
  N2

  front; frontage; facade; main

• 仮面かめん
  N1

  mask

• 全面ぜんめん

  whole surface; entire

• 面積めんせき
  N3

  area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

• 側面そくめん
  N1

  side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral

• 面倒くさいめんどくさい
  N3

  bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

• 地面じめん
  N1

  ground; earth's surface

• 顔面がんめん

  face (of person)

• 直面ちょくめん
  N1

  confrontation

• 反面はんめん
  N2

  while; although; though; but

• 前面ぜんめん

  front part; frontage; facade

• 対面たいめん
  N1

  meeting face-to-face; seeing in person

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