めん
Meanings
Noun
1. face
2. mask; face guard
3. (in kendo) striking the head
4. surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
5. page
Noun
Suffix
6. aspect; facet; side
7. chamfer
Counter
8. counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
Pitch accent
Top 40400
Used in vocabulary (228 in total)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
ground; earth's surface
slope; slanting surface; bevel
front; frontage; facade; main
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
all phases
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
notebook; account book; register
face; looks
surface-drawing
countenance; features; looks
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
washing one's face
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
both sides; two sides; double-sided
water's surface
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
moon's surface
human face
audience with a person of high rank
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
edge; edge face; end face
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
(the) whole face
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
phase; aspect; field; side
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
face (of person)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
eight faces; all sides
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
interview
level surface; plane
noh mask
bottom; underside; base
top (side); surface
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
many-sided; multifaceted
liquid surface
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
barn owl (Tyto alba)
(transverse) cross section
face (of a bond, bill, etc.)
displaying face out (magazines, books, etc. on a shelf); front facing display; forward facing display
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
acquaintance
surface of a wall
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
content of a letter
inside; interior
to meet face-to-face
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
whole surface; entire
section; cross section; profile
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
lake surface
surface of a board or record
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
face value; par
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
floor; floor surface
sheet music; score
seat (of a chair)
oval-faced; long-faced
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
one side
four sides; all sides
curved surface
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
the dark side; the seamy side
technical side
(police) line-up
page of a magazine
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
social page (of newspaper); local news page
to be identified
practical side of life
mental aspect; mental side
noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
financials; on the funding (capital) side
spherical surface
military aspect
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
expression; complexion
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
plane of the ecliptic
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
to put a mask on
iron mask (worn by samurai)
to plane off the corners
silver-plated champron
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
cultural aspect
ground surface
interface
inclined plane; slope
management aspects (of business)
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
financial aspects
functional aspect
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
new field
old man's mask
beast in human form
horizontal plane; level surface
concavity; concave
whole area; entire region
looks, features
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
upper surface; top side
face of a seal
a new phase or aspect
personal reproof
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
rough surface
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
wave surface; wave-front
convex surface; convex
slope (e.g. of embankment)
orbital plane
displaying books face-outwards
longitudinal section
pagination (printing)
articular facet; facies articularis
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
plane of revolution
surface pressure
Mohorovičić discontinuity
hook-and-loop fastener (e.g. Velcro)
surface integral
horizontal plane
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
face tattoo; facial tattoo
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
recording surface (e.g. of CD, tape, etc.)
crystal plane; crystalline plane; crystal face
in practical terms
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
image surface (optics)
Riemann surface
surface of a tooth
transverse section
surface of revolution
Moho (Mohorovicic discontinuity)
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
performing without a mask (noh)
fault plane; fault surface
matching surface; mating face
anchor ring; torus
type page; printed page; surface of a printing plate
lattice plane
the front page of an application blank
neutral plane
equipotential surface
cylindrical surface
heptahedron
Fermi surface
vertical plane
pentahedron
editorial page
isosurface
(circular) conical surface
ellipsoid
hidden surface removal
optical reference plane
growth surface
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
large-scale housing and lifestyle development project
isosurface
face angle
masticating surface; occlusal surface
polished surface; ground surface
sagittal plane
metal bars of a face guard (kendo)
isobaric surface; constant-pressure surface; barometric surface
plane of polarisation; plane of polarization
enneahedron; nonahedron
face-centered cubic structure
face-centered cubic lattice
inland waters
developable surface
Examples (14 in total)
Don't look only on the dark side of life.
That man was wearing a tiger mask.
He holds an extreme opinion in politics.