Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “面と向かう”

面と向かう

めんとむかう

to meet face-to-face

Example sentence

I called him a coward to his face.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

面

On: めん;べん
Kun: おも;おもて;つら
Stroke count: 9

・mask

・face

・features

・surface

向

On: こう
Kun: む.く;む.い;-む.き;む.ける;-む.け;む.かう;む.かい;む.こう;む.こう-;むこ;むか.い
Stroke count: 6

・yonder

・facing

・beyond

・confront

・defy

・tend toward

・approach