What is the Kanji for "Face" and "Confront"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Face" and "Confront", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Face" and "Confront" is "臨".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Nozo".

Its onyomi reading is "Rin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "臣" means "Servant" and "Retainer" and can be read as "Jin" and "Shin"

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

What does the kanji "臨" mean in japanese?

"臨" means "Face" and "Confront".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

臨時: "Temporary". The Japanese noun '臨時 (りんじ)' means 'temporary'. This word is used to describe something that is not permanent, but rather a short-term or provisional arrangement. It can be used to refer to temporary jobs, emergency situations, or other transient circumstances. For example: The company hired temporary workers - (会社は臨時の労働者を雇った). This is a temporary exhibition - (これは臨時の展示会です).

臨床: "Clinical". The Japanese noun '臨床 (りんしょう)' refers to the clinical or practical aspects of a field, especially in medicine. It is used to describe the hands-on, patient-facing part of a medical discipline, as opposed to the theoretical or research-based aspects. For example: The clinical training was an important part of my medical education - (臨床トレーニングは私の医学教育の重要な部分でした). He works in clinical research - (彼は臨床研究に従事している).

臨む: "Face" or "Approach". The Japanese verb '臨む (のぞむ)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to face' or 'to confront', as in facing a challenge or difficulty. The second meaning is 'to approach' or 'to be about to do something', as in approaching an important event or task. Some example sentences: I faced the difficult situation - (その難しい状況に臨んだ). He is about to give his presentation - (彼はプレゼンテーションを臨もうとしている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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 "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". And The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.