場面|ばめんbamen[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounscene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
    その場面ばめんは彼かれの記憶きおくの底そこに留とまっていた。↗
    The scene was embedded in his memory.
  2. nounscene (in a movie, play); shot
    I'm always bored with films that have little action.
  3. nounstate of the market
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym情景じょうけいWrittenWritten/formal word for a scene that stirs the emotions, as in 「懐かしい情景」; 「場面」 is the more objective term for an occasion or a shot.
  • SynonymシーンNeutralLoanword for a scene or shot, as in 「名シーン」; very common in speech, and can also mean a field or domain.
  • Synonym光景こうけいNeutralA scene or spectacle before your eyes, as in 「異様な光景」; the emphasis is on the visual impression it makes.
  • Synonym場ばNeutralA far broader word covering places and occasions, as in 「その場で」; 「場面」 focuses on the scene at a particular moment.
  • Related風景ふうけいNeutralPrimarily natural scenery, though also used for scenes like 「日常の風景」; the emphasis is on the view itself.
  • RelatedところNeutralA place, and as 「ところ」 also the moment something happens, as in 「今、話しているところ」; 「場面」 centers on the scene itself.
  • Related1コマひとコマNeutralA single frame, shot or comic panel; figuratively one brief slice of life, as in 「青春のひとコマ」.
  • Related一くさりひとくさりWrittenA passage or stretch of talk or story, as in 「一くさり話す」; leans toward written style.

Use 「場面」 for an occasion or setting, or a scene/shot in a film or play; in casual talk 「シーン」 is the everyday choice. For a moving, memorable scene pick 「情景」, for what unfolds before your eyes 「光景」, and for natural scenery 「風景」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとが行おこなわれているその場ばの様子ようす。
  2. 演劇えんげきや映画えいがの一いち情景じょうけい。
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