真正面

真正面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	正	面
Grade: 3	Grade: 1	Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 真 (ま)っ正面 (しょうめん) (masshōmen)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ましょ​ーめん [màshóꜜòmèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ましょーめ​ん [màshóóméꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠ɕo̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

真正面 (hiragana ましょうめん, rōmaji mashōmen, historical hiragana ましやうめん)

1. right in front; directly in front
2. (figuratively) (～から) directly; head-on

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9