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
Kanji used
surface
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (237 in total)
ground; earth's surface
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
face (of person)
water's surface
(the) whole face
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
slope; slanting surface; bevel
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
acquaintance
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
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
to meet face-to-face
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)
level surface; plane
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
lake surface
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
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)
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
notebook; account book; register
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)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
floor; floor surface
sheet music; score
seat (of a chair)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
oval-faced; long-faced
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
four sides; all sides
washing one's face
bottom; underside; base
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
curved surface
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
the dark side; the seamy side
eight faces; all sides
page of a magazine
(police) line-up
top (side); surface
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
social page (of newspaper); local news page
to be identified
practical side of life
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
mental aspect; mental side
financials; on the funding (capital) side
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
military aspect
spherical surface
expression; complexion
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
many-sided; multifaceted
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
phase; aspect; field; side
face; looks
plane of the ecliptic
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
to put a mask on
whole area; entire region
iron mask (worn by samurai)
to plane off the corners
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
silver-plated champron
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
liquid surface
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
cultural aspect
inclined plane; slope
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
management aspects (of business)
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
financial aspects
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
functional aspect
horizontal plane; level surface
concavity; concave
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
upper surface; top side
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
face of a seal
a new phase or aspect
looks, features
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
personal reproof
rough surface
(transverse) cross section
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
audience with a person of high rank
wave surface; wave-front
displaying books face-outwards
convex surface; convex
longitudinal section
every person; each one; everybody
pagination (printing)
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
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
articular facet; facies articularis
surface pressure
plane of revolution
face (of a bond, bill, etc.)
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
surface-drawing
hook-and-loop fastener (e.g. Velcro)
horizontal plane
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
face tattoo; facial tattoo
edge; edge face; end face
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
Riemann surface
image surface (optics)
crystal plane; crystalline plane; crystal face
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
recording surface (e.g. of CD, tape, etc.)
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
matching surface; mating face
Moho (Mohorovicic discontinuity)
performing without a mask (noh)
surface of revolution
surface of a tooth
type page; printed page; surface of a printing plate
fault plane; fault surface
transverse section
anchor ring; torus
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
slope (e.g. of embankment)
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
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
rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
displaying face out (magazines, books, etc. on a shelf); front facing display; forward facing display
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
Fermi surface
metal bars of a face guard (kendo)
enneahedron; nonahedron
masticating surface; occlusal surface
large-scale housing and lifestyle development project
the front page of an application blank
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
developable surface
cylindrical surface
isobaric surface; constant-pressure surface; barometric surface
polished surface; ground surface
plane of polarisation; plane of polarization
(circular) conical surface
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
barn owl (Tyto alba)
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.