紙面

紙面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紙	面
し Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​めん [shíꜜmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕimẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

紙面(しめん) • (shimen) 

1. space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)

   選挙(せんきょ)の記事(きじ)に多(おお)くの紙面(しめん)を割(さ)く

   senkyo no kiji ni ōku no shimen o saku

   to use plenty of space (on the newspaper page) for publishing election news

   Synonym: 紙上

2. surface of paper
3. letter; writings; document

   御(ご)紙面(しめん)拝見(はいけん)しました。

   Go shimen haiken shimashita.

   I have read your letter.

   Synonyms: 手紙, 書面

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN