顔面

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See also: 顏面 and 颜面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 顔面 – see 顏面 (“person's face; facial surface; face; dignity; prestige”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 顏面).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔 面
がん
Grade: 2 		めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
顏面 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 顏面 (MC ngaen mjienH). Compare modern Mandarin 顏面／颜面 (yánmiàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

顔(がん)面(めん) • (ganmen) 

  1. a person's face
  2. the surface of someone's face
  3. (archaic) flattery, sycophancy
  4. (archaic) a flatterer, a sycophant

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
顔面

Noun

顔面 • (anmyeon) (hangeul 안면)

  1. hanja form? of 안면 (“person's face; being acquaintanced”)
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