Vocabulary

What does 一面 (いちめん, ichimen) mean?

一面 (いちめん, ichimen) means one side, one aspect; the whole surface, front page.

Quick facts
Readingいちめん
Romajiichimen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
いちめん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonichimen

one side, one aspect; the whole surface, front page

  1. 1noun one face; one surface
  2. 2noun the whole surface
  3. 3noun one aspect; one side
  4. 4noun · adverb (on) the other hand
  5. 5noun one broad, flat object

Example sentences

  • He also has a kind side to him.

  • That incident made the front page of the newspaper.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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