Vocabulary

What does 面目 (めんもく, menmoku) mean?

面目 (めんもく, menmoku) means face, appearance (the literary reading: 真面目しんめんもく one's true character).

Quick facts
Reading	めんもく
Romaji	menmoku
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

面目めんもく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkmenmoku

face, appearance (the literary reading: 真面目しんめんもく one's true character)

Example sentences

彼(かれ)は面目(めんもく)丸(まる)つぶれだと嘆(なげ)いた。
He lamented that he had completely lost face.
新記録(しんきろく)で面目(めんもく)を保(たも)つことができた。
Thanks to the new record, I was able to save face.