しょ
初
たい
対
めん
面

noun

  1. first meeting, first interview with.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
たい
対
めん
面
 初対面 しょたいめん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
vis-a-vis, opposite, even
タイ　つし　ツイ (3rd, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)
cliff, (厂 variant)
to turn around, to return, to go back
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)