This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: メン、ベン、おも、おもて、つら
Romaji: men, ben, omo, omote, tsura
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: お、ずら、ほおつき、も
Romaji: o, zura, hootsuki, mo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

mask, face, features, surface

Stroke Diagram

123456789

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  176
Frequency:  186
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  myeon
Chinese Reading:  mian4
Unicode:  9762
JIS:  4C4C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2087
Nelson Index: 5087
New Nelson Index: 6566
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3s6.1
Four Corner Index: 1060.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 395
Gakken Index: 165
Japanese Names Index: 904
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42618
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0140
Remembering the kanji Index: 1892
Busy People Index: 2.16
Kanji Way Index: 117
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1002
Kodansha Compact Index: 1876
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 417
Kanji in Context Index: 438
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1324
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1796
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1910
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2039
Essential Kanji Index: 321
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2590
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3176
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 322
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 347

Words

画面 (がめん)
terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo
仮面 (かめん)
mask; disguise
側面 (そくめん)
side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral
真面 (まとも)
the front; honesty; uprightness; directness; decency; normality
水面 (すいめん、みなも)
water's surface
絵面 (えづら)
the impression given by a painting or image
場面 (ばめん)
scene; setting (e.g. of novel)
全面 (ぜんめん)
whole surface; entire
正面 (しょうめん)
front; frontage; facade; main
前面 (ぜんめん)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
Find More