Word Meaning 局面

きょくめん kyokumen

局面 is read as きょくめん (kyokumen) and means position in a game.

Meaning

English

  1. position in a game
  2. state of the game
  3. situation
  4. stage
  5. phase
  6. aspect

Reading

Kana

きょくめん

Romaji

kyokumen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 10673 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

局面打開

きょくめんだかい

breakthrough in the situation

局面一転

きょくめんいってん

sudden reversal in the tide of events

新局面

しんきょくめん

new phase

きょく

game (of go, shogi, etc.)

局番

きょくばん

telephone exchange number

局長

きょくちょう

bureau director

局留め

きょくどめ

general delivery

局員

きょくいん

clerk

局地

きょくち

locality

局部

きょくぶ

affected part (of the body)

局所

きょくしょ

local (e.g. anesthesia)

局外中立

きょくがいちゅうりつ

neutrality

Example Sentences

1

このきょくめんではいそぐよりおちつくべきだ。

In this situation, we should stay calm rather than rush.