面 (めん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

面 (めん) means face / surface / side.

See example sentences below.

面 at a glance

面

めんmen

N3noun

face / surface / side

面めんmenN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

face / surface / side

Example 1

彼の面に笑顔があった。

Translation

There was a smile on his face.

Example 2

この紙の面はきれいです。

Translation

This side of the paper is clean.