顔面

See also: 顏面 and 颜面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 顏面 (“person's face; facial surface; face; dignity; prestige”).
(This term, 顔面, is a variant traditional form of 顏面.)

Japanese

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

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 顏面 (MC ngaen mjienH). Compare modern Mandarin 顏面颜面 (yánmiàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

(がん)(めん) • (ganmen) 

  1. a person's face
  2. the surface of someone's face
  3. (archaic) flattery, sycophancy
  4. (archaic) a flatterer, a sycophant

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

顔面 • (anmyeon) (hangeul 안면)

  1. Hanja form? of 안면 (person's face; being acquaintanced).
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