真面

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
まとも
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
眞面 (kyūjitai)
正面
真とも

First attested in 1803,[1] but the derivation of the word with the Old Japanese-derived genitive particle (tsu) suggests that the term may be quite older.

Sources list this as a sound shift from compound (ma, real, true, straight) + (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + (mo, face, facing, usually read as omo).[1][2][3][4] Considering the phonology, with the shift from medial /t͡su/ to /to/, this likely derives from ma tsu omo, with the tsu o- contracting to just to.

Pronunciation

Adjective

真面(まとも) • (matomo) -na (adnominal 真面(まとも) (matomo na), adverbial 真面(まとも) (matomo ni))

  1. [from at least 1803] direct, straight, frontwards
    Synonym: 正面 (shōmen)
  2. [from 1814] honest, proper, upright, correct, appropriate
    Synonyms: 正直 (shōjiki, honest), 正しい (tadashii, proper, upright)
    まともな食事(しょくじ)をしていない
    matomo na shokuji o shite inai
    not eating proper meals → eating badly
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
おもて
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞面 (kyūjitai)
真表

Compound of (ma, real, true; straight) + (omote, front side, front facing).[1][3]

First attested in 1896.[1]

Not included in some dictionaries.[4][5]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もて [màóꜜmòtè] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠o̞mo̞te̞]

Noun

()(おもて) • (maomote) 

  1. (uncommon) the direct front of something
    Synonyms: 正面 (shōmen), 真向い (mamukai)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
眞面 (kyūjitai)

Alternative spelling for 真秀 (maho, sufficient, complete, in order).[1]

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 真面 – see the following entry.
真秀まほ
[adjective] [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) excellent, ample, complete
[adjective] [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) proper, genuine
[adjective] [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) straightforward, honest
(This term, 真面, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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