Meaning of 体面(たいめん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 体面

Kana Reading たいめん

Romaji taimen

Examples of 体面, たいめん in a sentence

体面を保つために行った。

For appearances sake, I went.
醜聞のニュースのために、その政治家は体面を失った。

News of the scandal caused the politician to lose face.
醜聞のニュースのため、その政治家は体面を失った。

News of the scandal caused the politician to lose face.
あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。

Such behavior is beneath his dignity.

面 JLPT 3

9 strokes

mask, face, features, surface

On'Yomi: メン, ベン

Kun'Yomi: おも, おもて, つら

体 JLPT 4

7 strokes

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

On'Yomi: タイ, テイ

Kun'Yomi: からだ, かたち

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