Meaning of 真面 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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真面, 正面
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Kana Readingまとも
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Romajimatomo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- the front
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- honesty; uprightness; directness
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- decency; normality
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Example Sentences
真面, 正面, まとも used in context
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とりあえずまともな人間はいないということを明記しておきたい。
In any case I just want to make clear that the fact that these are not normal people.
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バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。
There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.
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The afternoon sun comes directly into my room.
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It is useless to reason with a bigot.
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She couldn't look him in the face.
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She looked me angrily in the face.
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Kanji found in this word
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
On: セイ, ショウ
Kun: ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ, まさ.に
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