しょうめん
Meanings
Noun
1. 物の前の面。
2. 正しく向き合う方向。
3. まともに対すること。
4. 能舞台の中央から前の部分。
Kanji used
correct
surface
Pitch accent
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うめ
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Composed of
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
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 (14 in total)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
directly opposite; right in front
front entrance; front door
directly opposite; right in front
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
side seating (to stage right in noh); centerstage right (noh)
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
Examples (3 in total)
I'd like to sit near the front.
The front door remained locked.
Shift the sofa so that it faces the fireplace.