マスクmasuku
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- noun(face) mask
- noun(facial) features; looks
- noun, electrical eng.mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
- Synonym覆面ふくめんNeutralCovering the face to hide one's identity, also figuratively anonymity, as in 「覆面調査」; 「マスク」 mostly means the hygiene mask, but can also mean a mask.
- Synonym仮面かめんNeutralA mask worn on the face, also figuratively a disguise; 「マスク」 mostly means the hygiene mask.
- Antonym素顔すがおNeutralOpposite to 「マスク」 in whether the face is covered: the bare, unmade-up face, or one's true self.
Use 「マスク」 for hygiene or protective masks covering the mouth and nose. For a mask worn on the face or a figurative disguise, use 「仮面」; for covering the face to hide identity, 「覆面」 (e.g. 「覆面調査」). 「素顔」 is the opposite: the uncovered, true face.
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