Chinese edit

to wash; to bathe
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad.
(洗面)

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Adjective edit

洗面

  1. (attributive) facial cleansing

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Verb edit

洗⫽面 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) to wash one's face
  2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make somebody lose face; to mock
  3. (Hainanese, childish) to take a shower or bath

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 6
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Attested from 13th century.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun edit

(せん)(めん) (senmen

  1. washing one's face
    • 2022 March 6 [a. 1253], Shōbō Genzō, “Senmen”, in Kaku yomu[1]:
      (せん)(めん)せざるは、()(ほう)なり。
      (せん)(めん)のとき、(めん)(くすり)をもちいる(ほう)あり。
      Senmen sezaru wa, hihō nari.
      Senmen no toki, men kusuri o mochīru hō ari.
      Not washing one's face is improper. When washing your face, it is proper to use facial ointment.

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN