면

myeon · [면]

side · face · aspect · facet

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. side; faceThe flat part on the surface of a thing.
  2. side; faceThe plane or surface that comprises a solid figure.
  3. sideThe side of a thing that faces something else.
  4. side; aspect; facetA certain aspect or field of a thing.
  5. face; honor(old-fashioned) One's obligation or honor that one finds unshameful in front of others.
  6. pageEach page in a book or newspaper.
Other Words Spelled the Same (4)

면ː · noun · Advanced

  1. noodleA dish made from flour, potato flour, etc., the dough of which is cut into thin, long strips or processed through a machine as thin, long, round strips.

면 · noun · Advanced

  1. cottonA thread or a cloth that is made of cotton wool, cotton cloth, or a cotton ball.

면ː · noun

  1. myeon; townshipAn administrative district in rural areas, which is a subdivision of a gun (county) or a si (city), consisting of several ri's (villages).

Entry 5 · particle

  1. A postpositional particle that connects two or more objects.

Written Forms

면Hangul
面Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

In that sense, the line 'Please accept my heart' really stuck in my memory.

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The male lead had a rather cold personality at first, but I liked how he showed a warmer side as it went on.

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The willingness to fully embrace even one's darker side can be called the beginning of true maturity.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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