きょくめん
Meanings
Noun
1. 碁や将棋の盤面。また、その勝負の形勢。
2. 物事の情勢。形勢。
Kanji used
bureau
surface
Pitch accent
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Composed of
① 役所・会社などの組織の単位。省・庁などの下、部の上。② 当面の状況。③ 囲碁・将棋などの対局。
① 表情を隠す、頭部を守るなどの目的で顔を覆うもの。② 剣道、短剣道、なぎなたにおける技。面打ち。③ 平面。物体の表面。厚さのない二次元の広がり。④ ページ。⑤ 名誉。⑥ 相手自身。
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.