当面

当面

See also: 當面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 当面 – see 當面 (“to somebody's face; in somebody's presence”). (This term, 当面, is the simplified form of 當面.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
当	面
とう Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) とーめん [tòóméń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

当面 (hiragana とうめん, rōmaji tōmen)

1. now, for the moment

   当 (とう)面 (めん)は先送 (さきおく)りすると表 (ひょう)明 (めい)した。

   Tōmen wa sakiokuri suru to hyōmei shita.

   The government announced that it will be delayed for now.

Noun

当面 (hiragana とうめん, rōmaji tōmen)

1. being urgent, pressing

Verb

当面する (hiragana とうめんする, rōmaji tōmen suru)

1. confront, face a problem

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN