How to say "Face" or "Surface" in Japanese | 面

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Face" or "Surface" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Face" or "Surface" is "Men", written in japanese as "面".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '面 (めん)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'face', referring to the front part of a person's head. For example: He has a kind face「彼は優しい面をしている」(かれはやさしいめんをしている). The second meaning is 'surface', referring to the outer or top layer of an object. For example: The surface of the water is calm「水面は穏やかだ」(すいめんはおだやかだ). This word can also be used in compound words to denote specific types of surfaces or faces, such as '水面 (すいめん)' (water surface) or '顔面 (がんめん)' (facial surface).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "面" means "Face" and "Surface" and can be read as "Men", "Omo" and "Tsura"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Men" mean in japanese?

"Men" means "Face" or "Surface" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "め" is read as "me". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.