Illustration: In the entrance hall of a community center, two adults have just approached each other from opposite doors. They stop at conversational distance, turn fully toward one another, and begin small mutual bows while maintaining warm eye contact.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

対たい面めん

taimen

to meet face-to-face

Example sentences

  1. ここで長年ながねんのライバル・紫むらさきの上うえと対面たいめんを果はたす。

    At that time, she finally met her rival of many years, Lady Murasaki, in person.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 頼朝よりともとの対面たいめんでは弁明べんめいもできずひたすら出家しゅっけと助命じょめいを求もとめた。

    In his interview with Yoritomo, he could not defend his actions and simply asked to have his life spared so he could become a priest.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 諸史料しょしりょうによるとその後ごも度々伊勢貞宗たびたびいせさだむねと対面たいめんしている。

    According to some historical materials, Muneharu often met with Sadamune ISE afterward.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 対面

  • 対vis-a-vis; oppositeOnタイ・ツイKunあいて・こたえる・そろい
  • 面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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