Word Meaning 面目一新

めんもくいっしん memmokuisshin

面目一新 is read as めんもくいっしん (memmokuisshin) and means undergoing a complete change in appearance.

Meaning

English

  1. undergoing a complete change in appearance
  2. changing something out of all recognition
  3. a rise in one's reputation

Reading

Kana

めんもくいっしん

Romaji

memmokuisshin

Writing Variants

  • 面目一新 めんぼくいっしん membokuisshin

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo Rank 43930 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

新面目

しんめんもく

new appearance

面目

めんぼく

appearance

面一

つらいち

flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile)

面目が立つ

めんもくがたつ

to save 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

面目丸つぶれ

めんぼくまるつぶれ

complete loss of face

一新

いっしん

complete change

一面

いちめん

(on) the other hand

真面目

まじめ

honest

一目散に

いちもくさんに

at full speed