Word Meaning 面従後言

めんじゅうこうげん menjuukougen

面従後言 is read as めんじゅうこうげん (menjuukougen) and means pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back.

Meaning

English

  1. pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back

Reading

Kana

めんじゅうこうげん

Romaji

menjuukougen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo Rank 27953 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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面従腹背

めんじゅうふくはい

pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

基本多言語面

きほんたげんごめん

basic multi-lingual plane

事後従犯人

じごじゅうはんにん

accessory after the fact

事後従犯

じごじゅうはん

accessory after the fact

後方境界面

こうほうきょうかいめん

back plane

後面

うしろめん

rear side

言葉後

ことばじり

slip of the tongue

面倒臭い

めんどくさい

bothersome

面影

おもかげ

face

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit