Word Meaning 面目

めんぼく memboku

面目 is read as めんぼく (memboku) and means appearance.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

めんぼく

Romaji

memboku

Writing Variants

  • 面目 めいぼく meiboku
  • 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 80 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面目一新

めんもくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance

面目が立つ

めんもくがたつ

to save face

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

しんめんもく

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

面目丸つぶれ

めんぼくまるつぶれ

complete loss of face

おも

face

つら

cheek meat

面会

めんかい

meeting (face-to-face)