Word details

面目ない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 面目ない.

Dictionary

Entry

面目ない面目無いんぼくなめんもくない~い Adj.Freq #19232
1

ashamed

Examples
いやあ面目ない。穴があったら入りたい心境だよ。
I'm so sorry about what I did. I wish I could just crawl into a hole and die.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mask, face, features, surface

9 strokesFrequency 186JLPT N2Grade 3

On

メンベン

Kun

おもおもてつら

Nanori

ずらほおつき

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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