noun

  1. appearance of written words, impression given by written letters, characters, etc..
  2. literal meaning (of a piece of writing), superficial meaning.
  3. face (of a printing type).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
字面 じづら
字面 じめん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

character, letter, word
ジ あざ あざな (1st, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mask, face, features
メン おも つら (3rd, N3)