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仮面 (かめん, kamen) Japanese meaning: mask | Kotomora
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The actor went on stage wearing a mask.
An old mask is displayed on the wall.
Usage patterns 仮か 面めん を 外はず す to take off a mask
When the performance ended, he took off his mask and showed his real face.
仮か 面めん の 下した に 〈 事こと 〉 を 隠かく す to hide something behind a mask (figuratively)
〈 人ひと 〉 の 仮か 面めん を 剥は ぐ to strip away someone's mask, exposing their true nature
The journalist finally stripped away the politician's mask.
Expressions 仮か 面めん をかぶる wear a mask · hide one's true intentions; put on a false front Kanji 仮 sham, temporary, interim Related words· 6 マスク is the everyday word for medical, sports, or protective face coverings, while 仮面 suggests a theatrical, ceremonial, or fully face-covering mask.
覆面 emphasizes hiding one's identity (as with a masked robber), while 仮面 can also be a theatrical prop or a figurative false persona.
変装 refers to disguising one's whole appearance with clothes and makeup, while 仮面 specifically evokes a mask covering the face.
仮面 is the broad term for any mask or disguise, while 能面 refers specifically to the fixed, expressionless masks used in Noh theater.
Show 2 more 仮面 specifically means a mask worn to hide one's identity or true feelings, whereas 面 more broadly covers protective face gear (as in kendo) as well as the face itself.
仮面 literally means a physical mask, used figuratively for hiding true feelings, whereas ペルソナ is the more abstract, psychological term for a presented social identity.
Written forms 仮か 面めん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for both the physical mask and figurative disguise senses.
カメン Usage <1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 仮, associated here with false or provisional appearance, and 面, face or surface; literally a 'false face' or mask.
He hid his true feelings behind a mask of smiles.
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student retaking entrance exams while enrolled elsewhere
masquerade ball; masked ball
Show 2 more masked hypertension
smile mask syndrome
