Word Meaning 対面

たいめん taimen

対面 is read as たいめん (taimen) and means meeting face-to-face.

Meaning

English

  1. meeting face-to-face
  2. seeing in person
  3. facing (each other)
  4. opposing (traffic, etc.)
  5. confronting

Reading

Kana

たいめん

Romaji

taimen

Writing Variants

  • 対面 たいめ taime

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3348 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

対流圏界面

たいりゅうけんかいめん

tropopause

対面交通

たいめんこうつう

walking so that one faces oncoming traffic

初対面

しょたいめん

first meeting

対面授業

たいめんじゅぎょう

face-to-face lesson

全面対決

ぜんめんたいけつ

all-out confrontation

面対称

めんたいしょう

plane symmetry

対日

たいにち

toward Japan

対立

たいりつ

confrontation

対話

たいわ

dialogue

対決

たいけつ

confrontation

対談

たいだん

talk

対処

たいしょ

dealing with

Example Sentences

7

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.

This morning, I went to a fish selling counter and the flying fish was very fresh and also on sale.

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.