Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 外面(がいめん) in Japanese

外面
Kana Reading
がいめん, そとづら, げめん
Romaji
gaimen, sotozura, gemen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    outer surface; outward appearance; outside; exterior
    Example sentence
    内面の欠点はきっと外面に現れるものだ。 The inside defects never fail to express themselves outwardly.
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    outside; outer; outward; exterior; external

Examples of 外面, がいめん, そとづら, げめん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

面 JLPT 3

9 strokes

mask, face, features, surface

On'Yomi: メン, ベン

Kun'Yomi: おも, おもて, つら

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外 JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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