Illustration: In a compact Japanese apartment, an adult relaxes blissfully in an enormous padded armchair, feet tucked up and shoulders sinking into its cushions. Beside the same chair, their partner tries to open a storage cupboard, but its door hits the chair's bulky arm after moving only a few centimeters.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

面めん

men

aspect, side

Example sentences

  1. 物事ものごとの明あかるい面めんを見みなさい。

    Look at the sunny side of things.

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  2. 中等教育ちゅうとうきょういくには二ふたつの面めんがある。

    Secondary education has two sides.

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  3. 人生じんせいの暗くらい面めんばかりを見みるな。

    Don’t look only on the dark side of life.

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Kanji in 面

  • 面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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