めん
Meanings
Noun
1. face
2. mask; face guard
3. striking the head (in kendo)
4. surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
Cook the other side the same way.
5. page
Noun
Suffix
6. aspect; facet; side
There is that aspect to it, which is why I want to go home.
7. chamfer
Counter
8. counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
Pitch accent
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Top 46000
Used in vocabulary (240 in total)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
surface-drawing
front; frontage; facade; main
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
back (side); reverse; the inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
countenance; features; looks
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
notebook; account book; register
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
slope; slanting surface; bevel
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
moon's surface
mask; striking the head (kendo)
edge; edge face; end face
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
human face
both sides; two sides; double-sided
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
washing one's face
phase; aspect; field; side
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
interview
eight faces; all sides
top (side); surface
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
many-sided; multifaceted
leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane
barn owl (Tyto alba)
displaying face out (magazines, books, etc. on a shelf); front facing display; forward facing display
face (of a bond, bill, etc.)
water's surface
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
acquaintance
surface of a wall
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to meet face-to-face
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
whole surface; entire
section; cross section; profile
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
level surface; plane
lake surface
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
outer surface; outside; exterior; outward appearance
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
noh mask
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
floor; floor surface
sheet music; score
seat (of a chair)
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
one side
four sides; all sides
face value; par
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
side of the face; side
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
curved surface
the dark side; the seamy side
technical side
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
page of a magazine
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
spherical surface; sphere
financials; on the funding (capital) side
practical side of life
social page (of newspaper); local news page
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
mental aspect; mental side
to be identified
military aspect
hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness which represents a woman's rage and jealousy; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
south face; south side; facing south; ascending the throne; ruling (as emperor)
to one's face; face to face; directly; openly
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
expression; complexion
interface
face; looks
plane of the ecliptic
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
iron mask (worn by samurai)
to put a mask on
liquid surface
to plane off the corners
silver-plated chamfron
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
metal bars of a face guard (kendo)
ground surface
cultural aspect
functional aspect
financial aspects
inclined plane; slope
management aspects (of business)
all phases; each side; each surface
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
death mask
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
new field
old man's mask
whole area; entire region
beast in human form
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
horizontal plane; level surface
upper surface; top side
concavity; concave
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
face of a seal
new phase; new aspect; new field
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
face guard; visor
(transverse) cross section
personal reproof
rough surface
wave surface; wave-front
slope; slope face
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
displaying books face-outwards
longitudinal section
audience with someone of high rank
convex surface; convex
orbital plane
imposition
plane of revolution
articular facet; facies articularis
rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
surface pressure
front side (of a piece of paper, coin, medal, etc.); obverse; A-side (of a record); main levels (as opposed to secret levels or post-game content)
(criminal) identification (by witnesses); identification parade; (police) lineup
Mohorovičić discontinuity
horizontal plane
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
surface integral
crystal plane; crystalline plane; crystal face
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
face tattoo; facial tattoo
fracture surface; fracture
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
recording surface (e.g. of CD, tape, etc.)
in practical terms
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
image surface (optics)
Riemann surface
surface of a tooth
surface of revolution
Moho (Mohorovicic discontinuity)
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
performing without a mask
fault plane; fault surface
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
matching surface; mating face
torus; anchor ring
type page; printed page; surface of a printing plate
area of solid colour (color)
facepiece (of a respirator, etc.)
lattice plane
the front page of an application blank
neutral plane
equipotential surface
cylindrical surface
Fermi surface
vertical plane
editorial page
isosurface
(circular) conical surface
ellipsoid
scanning surface; test surface
hidden surface removal
optical reference plane
growth surface
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
large-scale housing and lifestyle development project
isosurface
face angle
masticating surface; occlusal surface
polished surface; ground surface
sagittal plane
isobaric surface; constant-pressure surface; barometric surface
plane of polarisation; plane of polarization
face-centered cubic structure
face-centered cubic lattice
inland waters
developable surface
water table; groundwater level
caustic surface
conical surface
hitting the side of the head (kendo)
tread (tire, etc.); ground contact area
photosensitive surface
light-receiving surface (e.g. of a solar panel); photosensitive surface
surface-mount technology; SMT; surface-mounted (device); surface-mount; surface mounting
Examples (28 in total)
It's excellent nutritionally, too, you know.
Don't look only on the dark side of life.
Cook the other side the same way.