対面

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 tuʌiH miᴇnH).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いめん [tàíméń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(たい)(めん) (taimen) 

  1. an interview, meeting
    Synonym: 面会 (menkai)
  2. a confrontation
  3. being face-to-face
    Antonym: リモート (rimōto)
Derived terms

Verb

(たい)(めん)する (taimen suru) suru (stem (たい)(めん) (taimen shi), past (たい)(めん)した (taimen shita))

  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

(たい)() (taime) 

  1. Alternative form of 対面 (taimen)

Verb

(たい)()する (taime suru) suru (stem (たい)() (taime shi), past (たい)()した (taime shita))

  1. Alternative form of 対面 (taimen)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

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

From Mandarin 對面对面 (duìmiàn).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) イメン [tóꜜìmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

対面(トイメン) (toimen) 

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

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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