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タテマエ
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%
タテマエ
立
たて
前
まえ
立
た
て
前
まえ
Pitch accent
タ
テ
マエ
タ
テマ
エ
タ
テマエ
Used in: 29
Composed of
タテ
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
マエ
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
ホンネと
タテマエ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
ホンネト
タテマエ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
タテマエ
シュギ
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake