# 面 — surface; mask

面 means “surface; mask”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: メン (men). Kun'yomi: おも (omo), おもて (omote), つら (tsura). You'll see it in words such as 面する (mensuru, “to face on; to look out on to”).

- Meaning: surface; mask
- On'yomi: メン (men)
- Kun'yomi: おも (omo), おもて (omote), つら (tsura)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Size & position 1

## Words with 面

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 面する | めんする (mensuru) | to face on; to look out on to |

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[内](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inside/) · [的](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/target/) · [点](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/point/) · [向](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/face-toward/) · [面](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/surface/) · [在](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exist/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/surface/. Last updated 2026-11-01.