建前
N1たてまえ tatemae
- face
- official stance
- public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
noun
Chinese meanings
场面话;公开立场
Examples
- アメリカも本音と建前を使い分ける国だ。America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.美国也是区分真心话和场面话的国家。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2fb15f5d80'); // 建前
{
"id": "2fb15f5d80",
"word": "建前",
"reading": "たてまえ",
"romaji": "tatemae",
"meanings": [
"face",
"official stance",
"public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1597110,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "アメリカも本音と建前を使い分ける国だ。",
"en": "America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.",
"tatoeba_id": 9353959
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "91be7d676cf68ea567a2b59f044b245dba81fee468aa62442b46e9e35b02077d",
"meanings": [
"场面话",
"公开立场"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "アメリカも本音と建前を使い分ける国だ。",
"zh": "美国也是区分真心话和场面话的国家。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/2fb15f5d80",
"JMdict ent_seq 1597110; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "595ffbc1da1273e2be0371b1e3ffde93339ab20738f07a3c50f2d0db37197f58"
}
}