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建前たてまえ

tatemae

position; stance one takes in public; principle

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Example sentence

彼の言葉はただの建前に過ぎない。

His words are nothing but an official stance.

Kanji in 建前

Sentences with 建前

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
建物	N5	たてもの	たてものbuilding
建て	N4	～だて	～だて~ storied, separate housing
建てる	N4	たてる	たてるto build
建設	N3	けんせつ	けんせつconstruction, foundation
建築	N3	けんちく	けんちくconstruction, architecture
建つ	N3	たつ	たつto stand; to be built (v.i.), to erect, to be erected
再建	N1	さいけん	さいけんrebuilding, reconstruction
封建	N1	ほうけん	ほうけんfeudalistic

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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