面 — 9 strokes / Radical「面」
道8Elementary year 3 / 9 strokes / Radical「面」
- On
- メンめん · men
- Kun
- おも・おもて・つらomo · omote · tsura
- Meaning
- face, surface, mask
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of a face enclosed by an outline — it means face, surface, or mask.
Readings and examples
| Onメンめんmen | 面会めんかい顔面がんめん方面ほうめん |
|---|---|
| Kunおもomo | 川の面かわのめん面影おもかげ面長おもなが |
| Kunおもてomote | 面めん細面ほそおもて Compare: 表 |
| Kunつらtsura | 面めん面魂つらだましい鼻面はなづら |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 面白いおもしろい
interesting, fun
- 画面がめん
screen
- 面積めんせき
- 面接めんせつ
- 洗面所せんめんじょ
- 斜面しゃめん
- 覆面ふくめん
- 凹面鏡おうめんきょう
Example
この 本は とても 面白い。
This book is very interesting.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)