面

• 読み: めん
• ローマ字: men
• 漢字の分解: 面 (men/omote) — face, surface, mask, aspect
• 発音: /me.n/

意味

Face; surface; side; aspect. A multi-meaning word for surfaces, faces, and facets.

A noun with multiple readings and meanings. As おもて, it means the front face or surface. As めん, it refers to a mask (as in Noh theater), a face in martial arts (面を打つ, to strike the face in kendo), or an aspect/side of something. Common in compounds like 表面 (surface), 面白い (interesting), and 場面 (scene).

例文

1. この問題には色々な面がある。
2. 剣道の試合で面を決めた。
3. 紙の表の面に名前を書いてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: descriptions, martial arts, analysis

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 面 originally depicted a face inside an outline, representing the human face or a mask. Extended to mean any surface or side, and further to abstract meanings like aspect or facet.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal