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新面目 (しんめんもく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん面めん目もく

also: しんめんぼく

Meanings

1

noun

new look; new appearance; new face

Refers to a fresh or renewed outward appearance, often of a person, place, or thing. Can imply a positive transformation or a completely new aspect.

改かい装そう後ごの店みせは新しん面めん目もくを呈ていしている。
The shop after renovation presents a new look.
彼かれは転てん職しょくして新しん面めん目もくを発はっ揮きした。
He changed jobs and showed a new side of himself.

Written forms

新面目
- しんめんもく
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しんめんもく is more common than しんめんぼく.
- しんめんぼく
  Alternate reading; less common than しんめんもく.
しんめんぼく

Kanji

新new
面mask, face, features

目eye, class, look

Similar words

面めん目もく
面目 means 'face', 'honor', or 'appearance', while 新面目 specifically emphasizes a new or renewed appearance.
一いっ新しん
一新 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'complete renewal' or 'renovation', focusing on the act of making something new, whereas 新面目 describes the resulting new look.

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 面目 (appearance, face, honor). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with a renewed or fresh outward appearance.