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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

建前たてまえ

N1
たてまえ tatemae
  1. face
  2. official stance
  3. 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"
  }
}