正面

Chinese

 
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad.
(正面)

Pronunciation


Adjective

正面

  1. positive
    正面形象   zhèngmiàn xíngxiàng   positive image

Adverb

正面

  1. face-to-face

Noun

正面

  1. front; façade

Antonyms


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Sinitic 正面.

Noun

正面 (hiragana しょうめん, rōmaji shōmen)

  1. front, façade

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
Irregular

From Old Japanese (ma, real, true, straight) + (tsu, possessive particle) + (mo, face, facing).

Adjectival noun

正面 (-na inflection, hiragana まとも, rōmaji matomo)

  1. direct, straight
  2. honest, proper
Inflection

Alternative forms


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

正面 (jeongmyeon) (hangeul 정면)

  1. Hanja form? of 정면 (front, façade).
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