初対面

Japanese
Kanji in this term
初 対 面
しょ
Grade: 4		 たい
Grade: 3		 めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
初對面 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 初(しょ) (sho) + 対面(たいめん) (taimen).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょた​いめん [shòtáꜜìmèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ta̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

初(しょ)対(たい)面(めん) • (shotaimen) ←しよたいめん (syotaimen)?

  1. first meeting (between two people)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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