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局きょく面めん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
2. aspect of an affair; situation
Kanji used
局
bureau
面
surface
Pitch accent
きょ
くめ
ん
きょ
くめん
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Used in: 1040
Composed of
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
sudden reversal in the tide of events; the situation taking a new turn
Examples (3 in total)
The situation has taken on a new aspect.
The negotiations stepped into a crucial phase.
They are looking at only the sunny side of the American economy.