面つら

noun

surface; outer face

Refers to the surface or outward side of something; in modern use it is often encountered in compounds such as 上っ面 rather than as a plain standalone noun.

• 問もん題だいの上うわっ面つらだけを見みていては解かい決けつできない。

  You can't solve the problem by looking only at the surface.

noun

cheek meat

A food or butchery term for meat from the cheek; this sense is usually written in kana.

• 焼やき肉にく店てんのメニューで「ツラ」はほほ肉にくを指さすことがある。

  On a yakiniku restaurant menu, ツラ can refer to cheek meat.

noun

cheek; cheeks

Archaic use for the cheek or cheeks. Modern Japanese normally uses 頬 read ほお or ほほ for this meaning.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは「頬ほお」を「つら」と読よんで、頬ほおを指さすことがある。

  In old writing, 頬 may be read つら and refer to the cheek.

noun

surrounding area; nearby area

Archaic use meaning the area around or beside something; not a productive everyday standalone noun in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは「つら」が『そのあたり』という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In classical Japanese, つら can be used to mean 'the area around there.'