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面目

面目

Chinese

 
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
simp. and trad.
(面目) 		面 目

Noun

面目

  1. face
  2. self-respect

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
面 目
めん
Grade: 3 		もく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

面目 ‎(hiragana めんもく, romaji menmoku)

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
面 目
めん
Grade: 3 		ぼく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

面目 ‎(hiragana めんぼく, romaji menboku)

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
面 目
Grade: 3 Grade: 1
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːbo̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

面目 ‎(hiragana めいぼく, romaji meiboku)

  1. (obsolete) one's honor
  2. (obsolete) appearance

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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