Word Meaning 面目

めいぼく meiboku

面目 is read as めいぼく (meiboku) and means appearance.

Meaning

English

  1. appearance
  2. look
  3. face
  4. honour
  5. honor
  6. reputation
  7. prestige
  8. dignity

Reading

Kana

めいぼく

Romaji

meiboku

Writing Variants

  • 面目 めんぼく memboku
  • 面目 めんもく memmoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 143 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面目一新

めんぼくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance

真面目

まじめ

honest

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

新面目

しんめんぼく

new appearance

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

つら

cheek meat

おも

face

面会

めんかい

meeting (face-to-face)

面積

めんせき

area (measurement)

面倒

めんどう

care

Example Sentences

10

Be serious.

I have lost face completely.

He lost face.

I lost face.

I lost face.

He's not serious.

Take things a little more seriously.

Tom is a serious guy.

Tom is a hard-working family man.

The Internet is serious business.