| 322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42618 | Morohashi |
| 2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
| 3176 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9762 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 伏線 【フクセン】 foreshadowing, preparation, precautionary measures
- 起伏 【キフク】 undulation, ups and downs, highs and lows
- 承服 【ショウフク】 accepting, consenting, agreeing, submission, compliance, agreement, consent
Kun reading compounds
- 伏せる 【ふせる】 to turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down, to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes), to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground), to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush), to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)
- 伏す 【ふす】 to bend down, to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to hide oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふし、 ふせ
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- al revés
- cubierto
- oculto
- obedecer
- dar la vuelta
- poner al revés
- cubrir
- ocultar
- agacharse
- doblarse
Portuguese
- prostrado
- curva abaixo
- proa
- capa
French
- prostré
- se courber
- s'incliner
- tendre (embuscade)
- couvrir
- poser (tuyaux)
| 1763 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1039 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 234 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 71 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 30 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 971 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 438 | Morohashi |
| 45 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 139 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1035 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1059 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2323.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f0f | Unicode hex code |