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たてまえ
Meanings
Noun
1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Alt. forms
建
たて
前
まえ
90%
建
た
て
前
まえ
6%
たてまえ
1%
立
たて
前
まえ
立
た
て
前
まえ
Pitch accent
た
て
まえ
た
てま
え
た
てまえ
Used in: 47
Composed of
たて
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
まえ
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ほんねと
たてまえ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
たてまえ
しゅぎ
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake