面めん々めん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

each person; every member; everybody present

Refers to the individual people making up a group, often with the feeling of looking at the group member by member or as a set of familiar or notable faces.

会かい議ぎに集あつまった面めん々めんは、順じゅん番ばんに自じ己こ紹しょう介かいした。
The people gathered for the meeting introduced themselves in turn.
同どう窓そう会かいには懐なつかしい面めん々めんがそろった。
Many familiar faces gathered at the class reunion.

Usage patterns

〈場所ばしょ〉〉の面々めんめんthe members/people of <place>
会かい社しゃの面めん々めんが集あつまって送そう別べつ会かいを開ひらいた。
The members of the company got together and held a farewell party.
お馴染なじみの面々めんめんthe familiar faces/regulars
いつものお馴な染じみの面めん々めんが今こん夜やも店みせに顔かおを出だした。
The usual familiar faces showed up at the bar again tonight.
面々めんめんが顔かおをそろえるthe members all gather together
チームの面めん々めんが顔かおをそろえて会かい議ぎを始はじめた。
All the team members gathered and started the meeting.

Kanji

面mask, face, features

Related words

各かく自じN2
各自 emphasizes each person's individual responsibility or action, while 面々 focuses on the people themselves as members of a group.
一人ひとり一人ひとりN3
一人一人 is a more direct, everyday way to say 'one by one, each person', whereas 面々 is more noun-like and often describes the lineup of a group.
顔かおぶれN1
顔ぶれ refers to the lineup or cast making up a group, while 面々 can describe the same group but with more focus on the individual members.
連れん中ちゅうN1
面々 is a more formal or literary word that respectfully lists each member of a group, unlike the familiar or derogatory 連中.

Don't confuse with

面めん目ぼくN1
面目 (reputation, honor) shares the kanji 面 with 面々 but has a completely different meaning and reading.

Written forms

面めん々めんUsage99%
Standard spelling using the iteration mark 々; this is the prioritized form.
面めん面めんUsage1%
Full repeated-kanji spelling without 々; attested but less convenient and less common than 面々.

Etymology

Written with 面, 'face,' repeated; 々 marks repetition in 面々. The spelling naturally suggests a group seen as its individual faces or persons.