面 Kanji – mask
The Japanese kanji 面 can mean mask, face, features, surface.
Meaning and Readings
How is 面 read?
面 has the onyomi readings メン, ベン and the kunyomi readings おも, おもて, つら.
In romaji, these readings can be written as men, ben, omo, omote, tsura.
Common Japanese Words Using 面
These common Japanese words contain 面. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一面（いちめん） — one face, one surface
- 仮面（かめん） — mask
- 画面（がめん） — screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
- 海面（かいめん） — sea level, (surface of) sea
- 外面（がいめん） — outer surface, outside, exterior
- 額面（がくめん） — face value, par
- 顔面（がんめん） — face (of person)
- 局面（きょくめん） — position in a game, state of the game
- 月面（げつめん） — moon's surface
- 紙面（しめん） — space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
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