直ちょく面めん

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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

Meanings

noun

confrontation; facing something directly

Abstract noun use for the act or experience of facing something serious or unavoidable. It is somewhat formal as a standalone noun; 直面する is more common in ordinary sentences.

この小しょう説せつは、死しとの直ちょく面めんを静しずかに描えがいている。
This novel quietly depicts a confrontation with death.

noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

face; confront; encounter

Used as 〜に直面する, most often with problems, crises, realities, difficulties, or facts that one has to deal with directly. It does not usually mean simply meeting a person face-to-face.

その会かい社しゃは深しん刻こくな人ひと手で不ぶ足そくに直ちょく面めんしている。
The company is facing a serious labor shortage.
私わたしたちは厳きびしい現げん実じつに直ちょく面めんした。
We were confronted with a harsh reality.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に直ちょく面めんするto be faced with/confront a difficult situation
会かい社しゃは経けい営えい危き機きに直ちょく面めんしている。
The company is facing a management crisis.
現げん実じつに直ちょく面めんするto face reality
彼かれはついに現げん実じつに直ちょく面めんした。
He finally faced reality.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
面mask, face, features

Related words· 7

向むき合あうN2sense 2
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.
遭そう遇ぐうN1sense 2
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.
立たち向むかうN1sense 2
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.
際さい会かい
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.

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突つき当あたるN2
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.
臨のぞむN1
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.
直ちょく視しN1
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

回かい避ひ
直面 means to face or confront something directly, the opposite of 回避, which means to avoid or evade it.
逃とう避ひN1
直面 means to face or confront something directly, the opposite of 逃避, which means to escape or avoid it.
逃のがれ
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

対たい面めん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.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 直, meaning direct or straight, and 面, meaning face or surface; the written form transparently suggests facing something directly.