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What does 直面 (ちょくめん, chokumen) mean?

直面 (ちょくめん, chokumen) means confrontation, facing (a problem) directly.

Quick facts
Readingちょくめん
Romajichokumen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちょくめん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchokumen

confrontation, facing (a problem) directly

  1. 1noun confrontation
  2. 2suru verb · intransitive to face; to confront; to encounter

Example sentences

  • The company is facing a serious shortage of funds.

  • In the end, he had no choice but to face reality.

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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.

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