テマエ – Vocabulary details

テマエ

Meanings

Noun

1. before oneself; in front of one; nearby

2. a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location)

3. one's standpoint; one's appearance; face; honour

4. skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity

5. tea-ceremony procedures

Pronoun

Humble

6. I; me

7. you

to one's inferior

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Composed of

テ

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

マエ

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

オテマエ

tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you

イッポテマエ

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

テマエミソ

self-flattery; sing one's own praises

テマエノホウ

this side; in the forefront

テマエドモ

we (esp. used by merchants, etc.); my store; my shop

カタナノテマエ

samurai's face

テマエジョウギ

self-serving logic

スミテマエ

charcoal setting procedure (tea ceremony)

Examples (1 in total)

てまえテマエにひいて開あけてください。