See also: 對面 and 对面

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 對面 (MC twojH mjienH).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(たい)(めん) (taimen

  1. an interview, meeting
    Synonym: 面会 (menkai)
  2. a confrontation
  3. being face-to-face
    Antonym: リモート (rimōto)
Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(たい)(めん)する (taimen surusuru (stem (たい)(めん) (taimen shi), past (たい)(めん)した (taimen shita))

  1. to interview, meet (face-to-face)
    Synonym: 面会する (menkai suru)
  2. to confront, face each other
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
めん > め
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

Variation of taimen above, attested in Utsubo Monogatari (c. late-10th century).

Noun edit

(たい)() (taime

  1. Alternative form of 対面 (taimen)

Verb edit

(たい)()する (taime surusuru (stem (たい)() (taime shi), past (たい)()した (taime shita))

  1. Alternative form of 対面 (taimen)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
とい
Grade: 3
めん
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
對面 (kyūjitai)

From Mandarin 對面对面 (duìmiàn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

対面(トイメン) (toimen

  1. (mahjong) the player across
  2. (colloquial) the opposite side, person directly opposite
Coordinate terms edit
See also edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN