Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 北面(ほくめん) in Japanese

北面
Kana Reading
ほくめん
Romaji
hokumen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    north face; north side; the north; facing north
    Example sentence
    彼らは険しい北面を登った。 They climbed the rugged north face.

Examples of 北面, ほくめん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

面 JLPT 3

9 strokes

mask, face, features, surface

On'Yomi: メン, ベン

Kun'Yomi: おも, おもて, つら

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北 JLPT 5

5 strokes

north

On'Yomi: ホク

Kun'Yomi: きた

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