Word Meaning 初対面

しょたいめん shotaimen

初対面 is read as しょたいめん (shotaimen) and means first meeting.

Meaning

English

  1. first meeting
  2. first interview with

Reading

Kana

しょたいめん

Romaji

shotaimen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 13502 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初期画面

しょきがめん

opening screen

初動対処

しょどうたいしょ

initial response

対面

たいめん

meeting face-to-face

対面

といめん

opposite player

初動対応

しょどうたいおう

initial response

対流圏界面

たいりゅうけんかいめん

tropopause

全面対決

ぜんめんたいけつ

all-out confrontation

対面交通

たいめんこうつう

walking so that one faces oncoming traffic

対面授業

たいめんじゅぎょう

face-to-face lesson

面対称

めんたいしょう

plane symmetry

はつ

first

初日

しょにち

first day

Example Sentences

6

I met him for the first time.

Meeting new people is scary.

Meeting new people and making new friends is hard.

Some people feel strangely trustworthy even on the first meeting, don't they?

Making friends and meeting new people doesn't need to feel scary.

The expression "Is this seat available?" should be used when you are meeting someone for the first time. It's not an expression of anger, but a polite way of asking.