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：2026/01/12
正面
Hiragana
しょうめん
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
正面、ファサード（建物など） / 何かの正面 / 率直さ、直接性（特に何かを扱う際） / （能、演劇）メインステージの正面
Easy Japanese Meaning
もののまえがわや、たてもののいちばん前のこと。まっすぐにむかうこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
前面；正对的一面（含建筑物的正面、立面） / 正面处理；直面问题的方式（坦率、直接） / （能乐）主舞台的正面
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
前面；（建築）正面、立面 / 正面應對、直截了當的處理方式 / （能樂）主舞臺的前方（朝向觀眾的一面）
Korean Meaning
앞면, 건물의 정면(파사드) / 정면으로 대함, 직접적임 / (노/연극) 주무대의 앞쪽
Indonesian
bagian depan (fasad bangunan) / kelugasan / bagian depan panggung utama (Noh)
Vietnamese Meaning
mặt trước; mặt tiền (của tòa nhà/vật) / sự trực diện, thẳng thắn (khi xử lý/đối phó) / (Noh/kịch) chính diện sân khấu
Tagalog Meaning
harap / harapan ng gusali / tuwirang pagharap
Sense（1）
direct front side of something
Sense（2）
straightforwardness, directness (especially in dealing with something)
Sense（3）
(Noh, theater) the front of the main stage
Sense（4）
front, façade (as of a building)
Sense（5）
(sumo) the north side of the 土俵場 (dohyōba, “the raised square wrestling ring”)
Sense（6）
(historical) in the Shinagawa area of Edo, the front area of a brothel where prostitutes would show off and attract customers
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front, façade (as of a building) / direct front side of something / straightforwardness, directness (especially in dealing with something) / (Noh, theater) the front of the main stage
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正面
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He tackled the problem head-on.
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彼は正面から問題に取り組んだ。
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