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Meaning of 矢面(やおもて) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 矢面

Kana Reading やおもて

Romaji yaomote

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

bearing the full brunt of something

Examples of 矢面, やおもて in a sentence

議長が批判の矢面に立った。

The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.

Related Kanji

矢 JLPT 1

5 strokes

dart, arrow

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: や

面 JLPT 3

9 strokes

mask, face, features, surface

On'Yomi: メン, ベン

Kun'Yomi: おも, おもて, つら