対面

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See also: 對面 and 对面

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 對面 (MC twojH mjienH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. an interview, meeting
    Synonym: 面会 (menkai)
  2. a confrontation
Derived terms

Verb

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  1. to interview, meet (face-to-face)
    Synonym: 面会する (menkai suru)
  2. to confront, face each other
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
めん > め
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

Variation of taimen above, attested in Utsubo Monogatari (c. late-10th century).

Noun

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  1. Same as たいめん (taimen) above

Verb

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  1. Same as たいめん (taimen) above
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
とい
Grade: 3
めん
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

Likely a borrowing from a dialect of Chinese 對面对面 (duìmiàn). Compare Mandarin 對面对面 (duìmiàn), Cantonese 對面对面 (deoi3 min6), Eastern Min 對面对面 (dó̤i-méng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

対面(對面) or 対面(トイメン) (對面 or toimen

  1. (mahjong) the player across
  2. (colloquial) the opposite side, person directly opposite
Coordinate terms
See also

References