See also: 顏面 and 颜面

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 顏面 (“person's face; facial surface; face; dignity; prestige”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 顏面).

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
顏面 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 顏面 (MC ngaen mjienH). Compare modern Mandarin 顏面颜面 (yánmiàn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(がん)(めん) (ganmen

  1. a person's face
  2. the surface of someone's face
  3. (archaic) flattery, sycophancy
  4. (archaic) a flatterer, a sycophant

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

顔面 (anmyeon) (hangeul 안면)

  1. Hanja form? of 안면 (person's face; being acquaintanced).