面

mask, face, features, surface

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ベンメン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

おもおもてつら

Nanori (名乗り)

おずらほおつきも

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:9

JLPT:N3

Frequency:186

Vocabulary

メン

Word	Reading	Meaning
一面	イチメン	one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object; front page (e.g. newspaper)
仮面	カメン	mask; disguise; guise; mask
画面	ガメン	screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; scene; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
海面	カイメン	sea level; (surface of) sea
外面	ガイメン	outer surface; outside; exterior; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour; (outward) bearing

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
１面	いちめん	one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object; front page (e.g. newspaper)
外面	そとづら	outer surface; outside; exterior; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour; (outward) bearing
初対面	はつたいめん	first meeting; first interview with
場面	ばめん	scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
真正面	ましょうめん	directly opposite; right in front

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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office, official, comrade, fellow

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

wherefore, a reason

seedling, sapling, shoot