See also: 體面

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 體面 (“honorable; creditable; decent; presentable; adorable; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 體面).
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Japanese edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(たい)(めん) (taimen

  1. honour (favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth), face (public image)
    • 1907, 泉鏡花, 婦系図:
      (じつ)学者(がくしゃ)体面(たいめん)(よご)すものです。
      Jitsuni gakusha no taimen o yogosu mono desu.
      It actually disgraces a scholar's name.
  2. appearances