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面 means 'mask'

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Strokes : 9    Radical number: 176    Frequency: 130   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-2    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 16    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 133 words   Used in 808 words   Used in 395 names   Component in 9 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   メン
Kun
   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face
Additional readings
On    ベン
Name    お   ずら   ほおつき   も
Variants
⾯ (Chinese)  
Notes
Discover the etymology of 面 and decipher the 面-related wordplay on a teacup.
Components
百 hundred; 100  口 mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 面 is used 46 times, read 3 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 面 is used 651 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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メン : 577 words FIND ALL
め ん せ つ 0
Most common form: めんせつ
interview (e.g. for a job)
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おも : 25 words FIND ALL
お も し ろ い 4
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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つら : 23 words FIND ALL
つ ら 2
noun
1. face; mug  (see also: 顔; often derog. or vulg.)
2. surface
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おもて : 5 words FIND ALL
お も て 3
noun
1. face
2. surface
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つら (read as づら) : 17 words FIND ALL
noun
the impression given by a painting or image
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も: 2 words. FIND ALL
み の も 0
noun
surface of the water; face of the water  (see also: 水面)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
ま じ め 0
diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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An additional おもて less common words include 面 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 417 (originally: 395)  Joy o' Kanji : 395  Key to Kanji: 1007 

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面
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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百
ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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