対面 (taimen) Japanese meaning: meeting face-to-face | Kotomora

対たい面めん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

対面する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	対たい面めんする	対たい面めんしない
Polite	対たい面めんします	対たい面めんしません
Past polite	対たい面めんしました	対たい面めんしませんでした
Past	対たい面めんした	対たい面めんしなかった
Te-form	対たい面めんして	対たい面めんしないで
Desire	対たい面めんしたい	対たい面めんしたくない
Potential	対たい面めんできる	対たい面めんできない
Passive	対たい面めんされる	対たい面めんされない
Causative	対たい面めんさせる	対たい面めんさせない
Causative passive	対たい面めんさせられる	対たい面めんさせられない
Volitional	対たい面めんしよう
Polite volitional	対たい面めんしましょう
Imperative	対たい面めんしろ	対たい面めんするな
Conditional	対たい面めんすれば	対たい面めんしなければ
Tara conditional	対たい面めんしたら	対たい面めんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person

Used for a direct, in-person meeting, often with a nuance of formality or importance. Common in business and official contexts.

明日あした、クライアントと初はじめて対

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
面mask, face, features

Transitive / intransitive

対面 can be used both as an intransitive verb (人と対面する, "to meet someone") and descriptively without an object as a noun modifying another noun (対面の席, "a seat facing another"), though it does not take a direct object in the transitive sense.

Related words· 7

面めん会かいN1sense 1
面会 emphasizes a formal, often scheduled visit (e.g., at a hospital or office), while 対面 stresses the act of being physically face-to-face with someone.
対たい向こう sense 2
対向 is used specifically for things moving in opposite directions (like traffic lanes), while 対面 covers both static facing positions and in-person meetings.
会かい見けんN1sense 1
会見 refers to an official meeting or interview, often with the press, whereas 対面 simply describes meeting someone in person without that formality.
顔かお合あわせ
対面 is the general word for meeting face-to-face, while 顔合わせ specifically implies a planned or ceremonial first meeting, such as between families before a wedding.

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相あい対たいN1
対面 emphasizes the physical act of meeting face-to-face, while 相対 stresses the private, direct nature of dealings between the parties themselves.
一いち対たい一いち
対面 emphasizes being physically face-to-face with someone, while 一対一 emphasizes the numerical ratio of one person or thing to another.
出で会あいN3
対面 stresses meeting someone face-to-face in a formal or business setting, while 出会い is broader and can include chance or casual encounters.

Opposites

リモート
対面 means 'face-to-face/in-person', the direct opposite of リモート when talking about meetings, classes, or work styles.

Don't confuse with· 5

体たい面めん
体面 (same reading as 対面) means one's reputation or public image, not a face-to-face meeting like 対面.
直ちょく面めんN1
対面 shares the kanji 面 but refers to meeting or being face-to-face with a person, while 直面 is used for confronting problems, crises, or facts, not people.
初しょ対たい面めんN2
対面 just means meeting someone face to face without implying it's the first time, unlike 初対面 which specifically means the first meeting.

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Word family

初しょ対たい面めんN2
first meeting; first encounter
対たい面めん交こう通つう
facing oncoming traffic while walking
対たい面めん授じゅ業ぎょう
face-to-face class; in-person lesson
対たい面

Written forms

対面Usage100%
- たいめん
  Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
- たいめ
  out-dated reading
たいめ
out-dated reading

Etymology

From 対 (facing, opposite) and 面 (face, surface). The reading たいめ is obsolete.

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