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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

面めん目ぼく

N1
めんぼく menboku
  1. face
  2. honour
  3. reputation
  4. prestige
  5. dignity
  6. credit
noun

Chinese meanings

面子;名誉

Examples

  • ケンはその試験に合格して面目を保った。
    Ken saved his face by passing the examination.
    肯通过考试保住了面子。
  • なんとも面目ありません。
    I have no excuse.
    实在惭愧。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1dd4a1423d'); // 面目
{
  "id": "1dd4a1423d",
  "word": "面目",
  "reading": "めんぼく",
  "romaji": "menboku",
  "meanings": [
    "face",
    "honour",
    "reputation",
    "prestige",
    "dignity",
    "credit"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1533590,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ケンはその試験に合格して面目を保った。",
      "en": "Ken saved his face by passing the examination.",
      "tatoeba_id": 225165
    },
    {
      "ja": "なんとも面目ありません。",
      "en": "I have no excuse.",
      "tatoeba_id": 198831
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "80349c6c5c17907f4bf47d385cada86a342107166a9b70e4f44d2d3ae19abbec",
    "meanings": [
      "面子",
      "名誉"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ケンはその試験に合格して面目を保った。",
        "zh": "肯通过考试保住了面子。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "なんとも面目ありません。",
        "zh": "实在惭愧。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/1dd4a1423d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1533590; 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": "b38f7b4ba853789f724a6bea337462feff7abd8092bbac9e67ee7fde865b34ee"
  }
}