"外面" meaning in Japanese

See 外面 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠imẽ̞ɴ], [ɡe̞mẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 外面 [canonical] (ruby: 外(がい), 面(めん)), 外面 [canonical] (ruby: 外(げ), 面(めん)), gaimen [romanization], gemen [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|がいめん|げめん}} 外(がい)面(めん) or 外(げ)面(めん) • (gaimen or gemen)
  1. exterior surface; outward appearance
    Sense id: en-外面-ja-noun-uFfiwjqj Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 49 18 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 20 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 22 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 58 18 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 43 22 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 18 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [so̞to̞zɨɾa̠] Forms: 外面 [canonical] (ruby: 外(そと), 面(づら)), sotozura [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|そとづら}} 外(そと)面(づら) • (sotozura)
  1. exterior surface
    Sense id: en-外面-ja-noun-Up4-Z0It Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 22 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 43 22 35
  2. the face one presents to others, one's outward personality
    Sense id: en-外面-ja-noun-6PJAIzjj Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 22 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 43 22 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "内面",
          "ないめん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "内面"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "がい"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "めん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "げ"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "めん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaimen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gemen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "がいめん",
        "2": "げめん"
      },
      "expansion": "外(がい)面(めん) or 外(げ)面(めん) • (gaimen or gemen)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 18 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 20 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 22 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 23 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "58 18 23",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 22 35",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 18 35",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exterior surface; outward appearance"
      ],
      "id": "en-外面-ja-noun-uFfiwjqj",
      "links": [
        [
          "exterior",
          "exterior"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "がいめん"
    },
    {
      "other": "がいめん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡa̠imẽ̞ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "げめん"
    },
    {
      "other": "げめん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡe̞mẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外面"
}

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  "antonyms": [
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      "roman": "uchizura",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "内面",
          "うちづら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "内面"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "そと"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "づら"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sotozura",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "そとづら"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 22 35",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "43 22 35",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "39 23 38",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 22 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-外面-ja-noun-6PJAIzjj",
      "links": [
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "そとづら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[so̞to̞zɨɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外面"
}

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      "roman": "naimen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "内面",
          "ないめん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "内面"
    }
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "がい"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "めん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "げ"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "めん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaimen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gemen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "がいめん",
        "2": "げめん"
      },
      "expansion": "外(がい)面(めん) or 外(げ)面(めん) • (gaimen or gemen)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "exterior surface; outward appearance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exterior",
          "exterior"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "がいめん"
    },
    {
      "other": "がいめん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡa̠imẽ̞ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "げめん"
    },
    {
      "other": "げめん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡe̞mẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外面"
}

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  "antonyms": [
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      "roman": "uchizura",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "内面",
          "うちづら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "内面"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外面",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "そと"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "づら"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the face one presents to others, one's outward personality"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "face",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "そとづら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[so̞to̞zɨɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外面"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 外面 meaning in Japanese (2.8kB)

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  ],
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  "title": "外面",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (8b3c49c and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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