"正面" meaning in Japanese

See 正面 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Etymology: Alternative spelling of 真面 (matomo), swapping out the broadly synonymous kanji 真 for 正.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-character-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːmẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 正面 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 正(しょう), 面(めん)), shōmen [romanization], syaumen [romanization], しやうめん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 正面 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH mjienH). First attested in the early 1200s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうめん}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|正面}} 正面 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH mjienH) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうめん|hhira=しやうめん}} 正(しょう)面(めん) • (shōmen) ^(←しやうめん (syaumen)?)
  1. front, façade (as of a building)
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-3NfV7oe2 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 2 15 25 27 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 15 4 22 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 0 13 2 19 25 23 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 5 23 9 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 18 1 22 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 2 19 27 23 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 14 1 16 25 23 21
  2. direct front side of something
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-RGpte717
  3. straightforwardness, directness (especially in dealing with something) Synonyms: 真面 (english: [[honesty]], [[directness]], [[straightforwardness]])
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-kEm6Owue Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 17 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 2 15 25 27 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 15 4 22 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 0 13 2 19 25 23 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 5 23 9 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 18 1 22 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 2 19 27 23 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 14 1 16 25 23 21
  4. (Noh, theater) the front of the main stage
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-uMqLlQru Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Theater, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, 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: 10 1 17 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 2 15 25 27 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 2 18 28 22 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 15 4 22 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 0 13 2 19 25 23 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 18 1 22 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 2 19 27 23 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 14 1 16 25 23 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 2 19 27 22 19 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  5. (sumo) the north side of the 土俵場 (dohyōba, “the raised square wrestling ring”)
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-oe2ptHlA Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Sumo, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 17 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 2 15 25 27 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 15 4 22 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 0 13 2 19 25 23 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 5 23 9 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 18 1 22 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 2 19 27 23 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 14 1 16 25 23 21 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, sumo, war, wrestling
  6. (historical) in the Shinagawa area of Edo, the front area of a brothel where prostitutes would show off and attract customers Tags: historical Synonyms: 張り見世
    Sense id: en-正面-ja-noun-m0MSEuNa Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with jukujikun, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 17 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 2 15 25 27 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 15 4 22 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jukujikun: 0 13 2 19 25 23 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 5 23 9 17 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 18 1 22 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 2 19 27 23 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 14 1 16 25 23 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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    "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 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "vi:Fictional characters"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "しょうめん"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "正面"
      },
      "expansion": "正面 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH mjienH)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Middle Chinese 正面 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH mjienH).\nFirst attested in the early 1200s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "正面 ^",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "正",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "めん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shōmen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syaumen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しやうめん",
      "roman": "syaumen",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しょうめん",
        "hhira": "しやうめん"
      },
      "expansion": "正(しょう)面(めん) • (shōmen) ^(←しやうめん (syaumen)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from early 1200s",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "front, façade (as of a building)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "façade",
          "façade"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1484",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "camera positioned to capture from directly in front of a subject",
          "roman": "shōmen kamera",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "正面",
              "しょうめん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "正面カメラ",
          "translation": "camera positioned to capture from directly in front of a subject",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "look from directly in front",
          "roman": "shōmen kara miru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "正面",
              "しょうめん"
            ],
            [
              "見",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "正面から見る",
          "translation": "look from directly in front",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "direct front side of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1903",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "straightforwardness, directness (especially in dealing with something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straightforwardness",
          "straightforwardness"
        ],
        [
          "directness",
          "directness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "[[honesty]], [[directness]], [[straightforwardness]]",
          "translation": "[[honesty]], [[directness]], [[straightforwardness]]",
          "word": "真面"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1430",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Theater"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the front of the main stage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theater",
          "theater"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Noh",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Noh, theater) the front of the main stage"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "english": "the [[south]] side of the <i class=\"Jpan mention\" lang=\"ja\">[[:土俵場#Japanese|土俵場]]</i> <span class=\"mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren\">(</span><span class=\"mention-tr tr\">dohyōba</span>, <span class=\"mention-gloss-double-quote\">“</span><span class=\"mention-gloss\">the raised square wrestling ring</span><span class=\"mention-gloss-double-quote\">”</span><span class=\"mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren\">)</span>",
          "translation": "the [[south]] side of the <i class=\"Jpan mention\" lang=\"ja\">[[:土俵場#Japanese|土俵場]]</i> <span class=\"mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren\">(</span><span class=\"mention-tr tr\">dohyōba</span>, <span class=\"mention-gloss-double-quote\">“</span><span class=\"mention-gloss\">the raised square wrestling ring</span><span class=\"mention-gloss-double-quote\">”</span><span class=\"mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren\">)</span>",
          "word": "裏正面"
        }
      ],
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1803",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Sumo"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the north side of the 土俵場 (dohyōba, “the raised square wrestling ring”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sumo",
          "sumo"
        ],
        [
          "north",
          "north"
        ],
        [
          "土俵場",
          "土俵場#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sumo) the north side of the 土俵場 (dohyōba, “the raised square wrestling ring”)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "sumo",
        "war",
        "wrestling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "late 1700s – ???",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with historical senses",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in the Shinagawa area of Edo, the front area of a brothel where prostitutes would show off and attract customers"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brothel",
          "brothel"
        ],
        [
          "prostitutes",
          "prostitutes"
        ],
        [
          "show off",
          "show off"
        ],
        [
          "customer",
          "customer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) in the Shinagawa area of Edo, the front area of a brothel where prostitutes would show off and attract customers"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "張り見世"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しょーめん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "正面"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Japanese terms read with jukujikun",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 正",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 面",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "vi:Fictional characters"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Alternative spelling of 真面 (matomo), swapping out the broadly synonymous kanji 真 for 正.",
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "真面"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "正面"
}

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