メン
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
Used in vocabulary (222 in total)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
face (of person)
acquaintance
barn owl (Tyto alba)
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
ground; earth's surface
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
level surface; plane
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
lake surface
surface of a board or record
human face
front; frontage; facade; main
every person; each one; everybody
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
interview
notebook; account book; register
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
many-sided; multifaceted
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
water's surface
(the) whole face
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
slope; slanting surface; bevel
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
content of a letter
surface of a wall
inside; interior
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
countenance; features; looks
moon's surface
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
whole surface; entire
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
section; cross section; profile
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
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
both sides; two sides; double-sided
noh mask
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
face value; par
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)
one side
four sides; all sides
bottom; underside; base
washing one's face
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
curved surface
the dark side; the seamy side
eight faces; all sides
technical side
page of a magazine
(police) line-up
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
top (side); surface
social page (of newspaper); local news page
practical side of life
dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
mental aspect; mental side
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
financials; on the funding (capital) side
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
military aspect
face; looks
spherical surface
expression; complexion
phase; aspect; field; side
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
plane of the ecliptic
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
iron mask (worn by samurai)
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
all phases
silver-plated champron
liquid surface
ground surface
cultural aspect
interface
inclined plane; slope
management aspects (of business)
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
financial aspects
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)
functional aspect
old man's mask
new field
beast in human form
concavity; concave
horizontal plane; level surface
whole area; entire region
surface-drawing
upper surface; top side
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
face of a seal
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
a new phase or aspect
looks, features
audience with a person of high rank
(transverse) cross section
personal reproof
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
rough surface
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
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
face (of a bond, bill, etc.)
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
plane of revolution
edge; edge face; end face
surface pressure
Mohorovičić discontinuity
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
surface integral
horizontal plane
hook-and-loop fastener (e.g. Velcro)
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
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
displaying face out (magazines, books, etc. on a shelf); front facing display; forward facing display
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.