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)^?}

first meeting (between two people)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN