当面

• 読み: とうめん
• ローマ字: toumen
• 漢字の分解: 当 (tou/ataru) — to face, to apply; 面 (men/omote) — surface, face, aspect
• 発音: /toː.men/

意味

At present; for the time being; currently pressing. Used to describe the immediate situation or to signal a temporary state of affairs that may change.

Functions both as an adverb (当面は — for now) and an attributive modifier (当面の課題 — the current challenge). It signals immediacy while implying the situation is not permanent. Common in business, policy, and news language when discussing current priorities or interim measures. Slightly more formal than 今のところ (for now), and often signals an unresolved or evolving situation.

例文

1. 当面の課題は資金調達であり、事業拡大は次の段階だ。
2. 経済の先行きが不透明なため、当面は現状維持の方針をとる。
3. 当面この方法で対応し、状況を見ながら改善策を検討する。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, policy, news, everyday speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 当 (tou) — to face, to correspond to — and 面 (men) — face, aspect. The combination expresses the sense of facing the present moment directly.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal