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対面

たいめん

meeting face to face; interview; facing each other

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Examples

  1. 二人は十年ぶりに対面した。

    ふたりはじゅうねんぶりにたいめんした。

    The two met face to face for the first time in ten years.

  2. この道は対面通行です。

    このみちはたいめんつうこうです。

    This road carries two-way traffic.

  3. 初対面の人と話すのは今でも少し緊張します。

    しょたいめんのひととはなすのはいまでもすこしきんちょうします。

    I still get a little nervous talking to someone I'm meeting for the first time.

Common patterns

初対面
meeting for the first time
対面販売
face-to-face (over-the-counter) sales
対面通行
two-way traffic

Memory tip

Do not confuse with its homophone 体面 ('appearances, face, dignity'): 対面 is two people physically facing each other, 体面 is your public image. Since the pandemic 対面 has also become the standard opposite of オンライン for classes and meetings.

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