"真面" meaning in Japanese

See 真面 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ma̠to̞mo̞]
Etymology: First attested in 1803, but the derivation of the word with the Old Japanese-derived genitive particle つ (tsu) suggests that the term may be quite older. Sources list this as a sound shift from compound 真 (ma, “real, true, straight”) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 面 (mo, “face, facing”, usually read as omo). Considering the phonology, with the shift from medial /t͡su/ to /to/, this likely derives from ma tsu omo, with the tsu o- contracting to just to. Etymology templates: {{cog|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|つ}} つ (tsu), {{compound|ja|真|つ|面|pos2=ancient possessive particle|pos3=usually read as omo|sort=まとも|t1=real, true, straight|t3=face, facing|tr1=ma|tr2=tsu|tr3=mo}} 真 (ma, “real, true, straight”) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 面 (mo, “face, facing”, usually read as omo) Head templates: {{ja-adj|まとも|infl=na}} 真面(まとも) • (matomo) -na (adnominal 真面(まとも)な (matomo na), adverbial 真面(まとも)に (matomo ni)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=. に|attributive=. な|conditional=. なら(ば)|conjunctive=. で|continuative=. で|degree=さ|formal=. です|formal_negative=. で は ありません|formal_negative2=. じゃ ありません|formal_negative_past=. で は ありません でした|formal_negative_past2=. じゃ ありません でした|formal_past=. でした|hypothetical=. なら|imperative=. で あれ|imperfective=. だろ|informal_negative=. で は ない|informal_negative2=. じゃ ない|informal_negative_past=. で は なかった|informal_negative_past2=. じゃ なかった|informal_past=. だった|kana=まとも|lemma=真面|provisional=. だったら|terminal=. だ|volitional=. だろう}} Forms: 真面 [canonical] (ruby: 真面(まとも)), matomo [romanization], 真面な [adnominal] (ruby: 真面(まとも)), 真面に [adverbial] (ruby: 真面(まとも)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 真面だろ [imperfective, stem], まともだろ [imperfective, stem], matomo daro [imperfective], 真面で [continuative, stem], まともで [continuative, stem], matomo de [continuative], 真面だ [stem, terminative], まともだ [stem, terminative], matomo da [terminative], 真面な [attributive, stem], まともな [attributive, stem], matomo na [attributive], 真面なら [hypothetical, stem], まともなら [hypothetical, stem], matomo nara [hypothetical], 真面であれ [imperative, stem], まともであれ [imperative, stem], matomo de are [imperative], 真面ではない [informal, negative], 真面じゃない [informal, negative], まともではない [informal, negative], まともじゃない [informal, negative], matomo de wa nai [informal, negative], matomo ja nai [informal, negative], 真面だった [informal, past], まともだった [informal, past], matomo datta [informal, past], 真面ではなかった [informal, negative, past], 真面じゃなかった [informal, negative, past], まともではなかった [informal, negative, past], まともじゃなかった [informal, negative, past], matomo de wa nakatta [informal, negative, past], matomo ja nakatta [informal, negative, past], 真面です [formal], まともです [formal], matomo desu [formal], 真面ではありません [formal, negative], 真面じゃありません [formal, negative], まともではありません [formal, negative], まともじゃありません [formal, negative], matomo de wa arimasen [formal, negative], matomo ja arimasen [formal, negative], 真面でした [formal, past], まともでした [formal, past], matomo deshita [formal, past], 真面ではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], 真面じゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], まともではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], まともじゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], matomo de wa arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], matomo ja arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], 真面で [conjunctive], まともで [conjunctive], matomo de [conjunctive], 真面なら(ば) [conditional], まともなら(ば) [conditional], matomo nara (ba) [conditional], 真面だったら [conditional, past], まともだったら [conditional, past], matomo dattara [conditional, past], 真面だろう [volitional], まともだろう [volitional], matomo darō [volitional], 真面に [adverbial], まともに [adverbial], matomo ni [adverbial], 真面さ [noun-from-adj], まともさ [noun-from-adj], matomosa [noun-from-adj]
  1. direct, straight, frontwards Synonyms: 正面
    Sense id: en-真面-ja-adj-s3osff8R
  2. honest, proper, upright, correct, appropriate Synonyms: 正直 (english: honest), 正しい (english: proper, upright)
    Sense id: en-真面-ja-adj-BrnNlmgu Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 45 0 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 61 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 61 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 58 0 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Character

Etymology: Alternative spelling for 真秀 (maho, “sufficient, complete, in order”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|真秀||sufficient, complete, in order|tr=maho}} 真秀 (maho, “sufficient, complete, in order”)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-真面-ja-character-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ma̠o̞mo̞te̞] Forms: 真面 [canonical] (ruby: (), (おもて)), maomote [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 真 (ma, “real, true; straight”) + 表 (omote, “front side, front facing”). First attested in 1896. Not included in some dictionaries. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|真|表|sort=まおもて|t1=real, true; straight|t2=front side, front facing|tr1=ma|tr2=omote}} 真 (ma, “real, true; straight”) + 表 (omote, “front side, front facing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|まおもて}} 真(ま)面(おもて) • (maomote)
  1. (uncommon) the direct front of something Tags: uncommon Synonyms: 正面, 真向い
    Sense id: en-真面-ja-noun-s58NjBox Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 45 0 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "真面だろ",
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      "form": "まともだろ",
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      "form": "matomo daro",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "真面で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
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      "form": "真面だ",
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      "form": "まともだ",
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      "form": "matomo da",
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      "form": "真面な",
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      "form": "まともな",
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    },
    {
      "form": "matomo na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "真面なら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともなら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "matomo nara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面であれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "まともじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面だった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面でした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面なら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面だったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともだったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面だろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともだろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo darō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面に",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともに",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomosa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "まとも",
        "infl": "na"
      },
      "expansion": "真面(まとも) • (matomo) -na (adnominal 真面(まとも)な (matomo na), adverbial 真面(まとも)に (matomo ni))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": ". に",
        "attributive": ". な",
        "conditional": ". なら(ば)",
        "conjunctive": ". で",
        "continuative": ". で",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": ". です",
        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
        "imperative": ". で あれ",
        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
        "informal_negative_past2": ". じゃ なかった",
        "informal_past": ". だった",
        "kana": "まとも",
        "lemma": "真面",
        "provisional": ". だったら",
        "terminal": ". だ",
        "volitional": ". だろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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          "direct"
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          "straight",
          "straight"
        ],
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          "frontwards",
          "frontwards"
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        {
          "word": "正面"
        }
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        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "食事",
              "しょくじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "まともな食事をしていない\nmatomo na shokuji o shite inai\nnot eating proper meals → eating badly"
        }
      ],
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          "proper"
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          "upright",
          "upright"
        ],
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          "correct",
          "correct"
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        [
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          "appropriate"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "honest",
          "word": "正直"
        },
        {
          "english": "proper, upright",
          "word": "正しい"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "other": "まとも"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠to̞mo̞]"
    }
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    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

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    {
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "真(ま)面(おもて) • (maomote)",
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    }
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      "ipa": "[ma̠o̞mo̞te̞]"
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    {
      "form": "まともだろ",
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      "form": "matomo daro",
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      "form": "まともで",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "真面だ",
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      "form": "まともなら",
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      "form": "matomo nara",
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      "form": "真面であれ",
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    {
      "form": "まともであれ",
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    {
      "form": "matomo de are",
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        "imperative"
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      "form": "真面ではない",
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      "form": "真面じゃない",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "真面だった",
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      "form": "まともだった",
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    {
      "form": "matomo datta",
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "真面ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "真面じゃなかった",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではなかった",
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      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃありません",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa arimasen",
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja arimasen",
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面でした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "まともでした",
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "matomo deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真面じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de wa arimasen deshita",
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面で",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともで",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面なら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面だったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まともだったら",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matomo dattara",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真面だろう",
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    },
    {
      "form": "まともだろう",
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        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "matomo darō",
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      "form": "真面に",
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    {
      "form": "まともに",
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        "adverbial"
      ]
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      "form": "matomo ni",
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        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
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        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
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            ]
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        }
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        }
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      "other": "まとも"
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      "ipa": "[ma̠to̞mo̞]"
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    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

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          "ま"
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          "おもて"
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      "form": "maomote",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "まおもて"
      },
      "expansion": "真(ま)面(おもて) • (maomote)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the direct front of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) the direct front of something"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "正面"
        },
        {
          "word": "真向い"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "まおもて"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠o̞mo̞te̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "真面"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "真秀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sufficient, complete, in order",
        "tr": "maho"
      },
      "expansion": "真秀 (maho, “sufficient, complete, in order”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alternative spelling for 真秀 (maho, “sufficient, complete, in order”).",
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "真秀"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "真面"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). 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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