はんめん

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[反面] ¶→…の反面

¶その～…である

The other side of the coin is that ... 見方を変えると…である

¶→反面教師

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[半面] one side 一方の面;the other side もう一つの面∥ the other side of the shield 盾の隠れた半面《◆比喩的に物事の隠れた一面をいう》.

半面
half the face
one side
half
the other side
the reverse
the contrary
反面
on the other hand

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はんめん【半面】

one side 一方の面; the other side もう一つの面

the other side of the shield 盾の隠れた半面《◆比喩的に物事の隠れた一面をいう》.

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はんめん【反面】

¶ → …の反面

¶その～…である

The other side of the coin is that... 見方を変えると…である

¶ → 反面教師

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はんめん【反面】

the other side; the reverse.

●その反面(において) on the other hand; on the other side of the coin; at the same time.

●一人暮らしは気楽な反面, 寂しくもある. Living alone is easygoing in some ways, but it is lonely in others [at the same time it is lonely]. | In some ways you are worry-free if you live by yourself, but you also get lonely.

・孫はかわいいが, その反面疲れるから預かるのは大変だ. On the one hand I love the grandchildren, but on the other they are very tiring, so it's tough having to look after them. | The grandchildren are sweet, but it is also exhausting being asked to look after them.

反面教師 a person from whose bad example one can learn; a good example of what not to do [how not to behave].

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はんめん【半面】

1 〔顔の半分〕 half the face; a half face; (横顔) a profile.

2 〔ある面の半分〕 half the surface 《of…》.

●(テニス)コートの半面 half the court; one side (of the net).

3 〔物事の一面〕 one side; (a) half; 〔他面〕 the other side; the reverse; the contrary; the opposite.

●君の言葉には半面の真理がある. There is some truth in what you say.

●君は問題の半面しか見ていない. You are only seeing half [one side of] the problem. | You are not taking the whole problem into account.

・〔乱暴な男が猫を助けた〕 彼にはこういう半面もあったんだ. There's a different side to his character. | He has a hidden side.

半面像 a profile; a silhouette.

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はんめん【版面】

【印刷】 a type page.

版面権 an author's claim on the contents and design of a type page [page in a book].