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面

Kanji 面: meaning "face, surface", readings, stroke order

The kanji 面 means "face, surface". On'yomi: メン; kun'yomi: おも、おもて、つら. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
face, surface
On'yomi
メン
Kun'yomi
おもおもてつら
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 面

  • 面白い おもしろい — Interesting / funny
  • 真面目 まじめ — diligent, serious
  • 面接 めんせつ — Interview
  • 面 めん — face, mug, surface, side or facet, corner, page
  • 面倒 めんどう — trouble, attention
  • 場面 ばめん — scene, setting (e.g., of novel)
  • 表面 ひょうめん — surface, outside, face
  • 表面的 ひょうめんてき — Superficial
  • 局面 きょくめん — Situation / phase
  • 地面 じめん — ground, earth's surface
  • 正面 しょうめん — front
  • 水面 すいめん — water's surface

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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