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面めん目もく

Meanings

Noun

1. face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit

2. appearance; look

Alt. forms

面めん目ぼく

Kanji used

surface

eye

Pitch accent

め

んもく

Composed of

face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points

Used in vocabulary (12 in total)

面めん目もくない

ashamed

面めん目もく躍やく如じょ

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

面めん目もくが立たつ

to save face; to keep face; to not lose face

Examples (1 in total)

私わたしの息むす子こがそんなことをしてしまって、面めん目ぼくありません。

I am ashamed of my son having done so.