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💭Abstract Concepts
面目
menboku; menmoku
honor, reputation, face
Example sentence
面目を失うより死んだほうがましだ。
We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 目 | N5 | め | めeye(s) | |
| 面白い | N5 | おもしろい | おもしろいinteresting, amusing | |
| 真面目 | N4 | まじめ | まじめdiligent, serious, honest | |
| ～目 | N4 | ～め | ～めordinal marker: “-th / -nd / -rd” or sequence | |
| 目的 | N3 | もくてき | もくてきpurpose, goal, aim | |
| 面 | N3 | めん | めんface, mug, surface, side or facet, corner, page | |
| 目標 | N3 | もくひょう | もくひょうmark, objective, target | |
| 面倒 | N3 | めんどう | めんどうtrouble, attention |
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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