Expressions 正しょう 面めん から head-on; directly; outright · from the front 神かみ の 正しょう 面めん 仏ほとけ のま 尻しり put your household Shinto shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back Kanji 正 correct, justice, righteous Related words· 7 前面 refers to the front surface or foreground of something in a general sense, while 正面 emphasizes the exact front or the side meant to be directly faced, like a building's facade.
表 is the front or outer side in a broad, everyday sense (often paired with 裏 'back'), while 正面 specifically names the direct front or facade.
正面 means the general front or facade of something, while 真正面 emphasizes being exactly, squarely in front with no angle at all.
正面 is the neutral word for 'the front' of something, while 真っ向 adds a nuance of direct, often confrontational, head-on facing.
Show 3 more Show fewer 正面 refers to the front-facing side of something, while 真向かい specifically means directly across from a point or place.
正面 is a more formal, spatial term for 'the front side' of something, whereas 真ん前 is a casual, emphatic way to say 'right in front'.
正面 refers to the front face directly facing you, whereas 前方 emphasizes the direction or area ahead rather than a facing surface.
Opposites 背面 means the back side of something, the direct opposite of 正面 'the front side'.
正面 is the view of a face seen from directly in front, the opposite of 横顔 , which is the side view.
正面 means the front of something, directly opposite the lateral position described by 横手 .
正面 means the front face of something, directly opposite the lateral 側面 .
Don't confuse with 側面 means the side of something, whereas 正面 means the front, so the two describe different faces of the same object.
正面 read しょうめん means 'the front (of a place or building)', while the same kanji read まとも means 'directly/head-on' or 'decent, honest'.
Word family· 13 directly opposite; right in front
corner seating (Noh); seating facing the corner pillar
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
front elevation; front view
side seating (stage right in noh) · centerstage right (noh)
Show 6 more Show fewer front view; facing front
frontal attack; head-on assault
front entrance; main entrance; front door
frontal breakthrough; breaking through the front
head-on collision
two-front war
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Etymology Compound of 正 (しょう , 'correct, straight') and 面 (めん , 'face, surface'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'the straight-facing side'.
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