当面

See also: 當面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 當面 (“to somebody's face; in somebody's presence; face to face”).
(This term, 当面, is the simplified form of 當面.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
當面 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーめん [tòóméń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]

    Adverb

    (とう)(めん) (tōmen) 

    1. now, for the moment
      当面(とうめん)先送(さきおく)りすると表明(ひょうめい)した。
      Tōmen wa sakiokuri suru to hyōmei shita.
      The government announced that it will be delayed for now.

    Noun

    (とう)(めん) (tōmen) 

    1. being urgent, pressing

    Verb

    (とう)(めん)する (tōmen suru) suru, stem (とう)(めん) (tōmen shi), past (とう)(めん)した (tōmen shita)

    1. confront, face a problem

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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