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How to say 'Face to face' in Japanese | 対面

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The Japanese word for Face to face is 'Taimen', written as 対面 in Japanese.'Face to face' in hiragana is たいめん.

    word

    対面

    Meaning

    Face to face

    Reading

    たいめん

    taimen

    Kanji

    対Against 面Face, Surface

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '対面 (たいめん)' refers to a situation where two or more people meet or interact directly, face-to-face. It is often used in formal or professional contexts, such as meetings, interviews, or consultations. For example: We had a face-to-face meeting with the client「クライアントと対面で会議をした」(クライアントとたいめんでかいぎをした). The teacher conducted a face-to-face consultation with the student「先生は生徒と対面で相談を行った」(せんせいはせいととたいめんでそうだんをおこなった). This term emphasizes the direct and personal nature of the interaction, as opposed to remote or indirect communication.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5810

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 対面

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    対

    Meaning

    Against

  • kanji

    面

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

Words Related to 対面 Through the Kanji 対

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 対 as well.

  • word

    対する

    Meaning

    Face, Oppose

  • word

    対象

    Meaning

    Target, Subject

  • word

    対立

    Meaning

    Conflict

  • word

    反対

    Meaning

    Reverse, Opposition

  • word

    対策

    Meaning

    Countermeasure

  • word

    対

    Meaning

    Pair, Opposition

  • word

    絶対に

    Meaning

    Absolutely

  • word

    対処

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    対抗

    Meaning

    Opposition

  • word

    対照

    Meaning

    Contrast

  • word

    相対

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    絶対

    Meaning

    Absolutely

  • word

    対話

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    対応

    Meaning

    Response, Correspondence

  • word

    対等

    Meaning

    Equal

  • word

    対談

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    対比

    Meaning

    Contrast

Words Related to 対面 Through the Kanji 面

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 面 as well.

  • word

    面

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

  • word

    面白い

    Meaning

    Interesting, Funny

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    正面

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    画面

    Meaning

    Screen

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    表面

    Meaning

    Surface

  • word

    側面

    Meaning

    Side, Aspect

  • word

    真面目

    Meaning

    Serious, Earnest

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    面積

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    全面

    Meaning

    Entirety

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    面する

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    面接

    Meaning

    Interview

  • word

    全面的

    Meaning

    Comprehensive

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    洗面

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    洗面器

    Meaning

    Washbasin

  • word

    両面

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    斜面

    Meaning

    Slope

  • word

    面倒

    Meaning

    Trouble, Bother

  • word

    面倒臭い

    Meaning

    Troublesome

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