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直面 (chokumen) Japanese meaning: confrontation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 直面する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 直ちょく 面めん する 直ちょく 面めん しない Polite 直ちょく 面めん します 直ちょく 面めん しません Past polite 直ちょく 面めん しました 直ちょく 面めん しませんでした Past 直ちょく 面めん した 直ちょく 面めん しなかった Te-form 直ちょく 面めん して 直ちょく 面めん しないで Desire 直ちょく 面めん したい 直ちょく 面めん したくない Potential 直ちょく 面めん できる 直ちょく 面めん できない Passive 直ちょく 面めん される 直ちょく 面めん されない Causative 直ちょく 面めん させる 直ちょく 面めん させない Causative passive 直ちょく 面めん させられる 直ちょく 面めん させられない Volitional 直ちょく 面めん しよう Polite volitional 直ちょく 面めん しましょう Imperative 直ちょく 面めん しろ 直ちょく 面めん するな Conditional 直ちょく 面めん すれば 直ちょく 面めん しなければ Tara conditional 直ちょく 面めん したら 直ちょく 面めん しなかったら
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This novel quietly depicts a confrontation with death.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Related words· 7 向き合う usually means to face or engage with someone or something deliberately, while 直面 emphasizes being directly confronted by a serious or unavoidable situation.
遭遇 describes an often accidental or unexpected encounter, whereas 直面 implies a situation that is already right in front of you and must be dealt with.
立ち向かう adds the sense of actively standing up to a challenge, while 直面 simply describes the state of being confronted by it.
直面 is the common, neutral word for confronting a problem directly, while 際会 is a more formal, literary term often implying a fateful or significant encounter.
Show 3 more 直面する is a formal word for confronting a difficulty, while 突き当たる keeps the physical image of hitting an obstacle.
直面する is the common word for being directly confronted with a problem, while 臨む adds a tone of formality or resolve.
直面 means to confront or be faced with a situation (broader, not necessarily visual), while 直視 specifically involves looking directly, often metaphorically at a hard truth.
Opposites 直面 means to face or confront something directly, the opposite of 回避, which means to avoid or evade it.
直面 means to face or confront something directly, the opposite of 逃避, which means to escape or avoid it.
直面 means to face something head-on, the opposite of 逃れ, which means to evade or escape from it.
Don't confuse with 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.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 直, meaning direct or straight, and 面, meaning face or surface; the written form transparently suggests facing something directly.
