面目

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Chinese

face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
simp. and trad.
(面目)

Pronunciation


Noun

面目

  1. face
  2. look; appearance
  3. face (sociological concept); dignity

Synonyms

  • (face):
  • (dignity):

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
めん
Grade: 3
もく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(めん)(もく) (menmoku

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
めん
Grade: 3
ぼく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(めん)(ぼく) (menboku

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 3
ぼく
Grade: 1
irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

(めい)(ぼく) (meiboku

  1. (obsolete) one's honor
  2. (obsolete) appearance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN