正面|しょうめんshoumen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. no-adjective, prefixfront; frontage; facade; main
   正面しょうめんのドアは鍵かぎがかかったままだった。↗

   The front door remained locked.

• Synonym前面ぜんめんNeutralThe forward-facing side of a three-dimensional object, used for objective description, as in 「車の前面」; 「正面」 also covers facing head-on, as in 「正面から向き合う」.
• SynonymフロントNeutralA loanword: mostly a hotel front desk or reception, or a car's front or a team's management; 「正面」 is the front face of an object or the direction directly facing you.
• Synonym前部ぜんぶNeutralThe front part of an object, such as the front of a vehicle; 「正面」 is the face that directly faces you.
• SynonymファサードNeutralA loanword and architectural term for the front exterior of a building; in everyday speech you would say 「正面」.
• Synonym表側おもてがわNeutralThe outer side, facing outward, and for a building the side with the main entrance; 「正面」 focuses on the face directly in front.
• Related表付きおもてつきWrittenWritten and rare: the part of a building or plot that faces the street. In everyday speech use 「正面」 or 「表側」.
• Antonym背面はいめんNeutralAntonym of 「正面」 on the front–back axis: the rear or back of an object.
• Antonym裏面うらめんNeutralAntonym of 「正面」 on the front–back axis of a flat object: the reverse side, also its hidden side or inside story.

Default for the front face of something or the direction directly facing you, as in 「正面から向き合う」. For the forward part described objectively use 「前面」 or 「前部」; for a hotel front desk 「フロント」; for a building's facade 「ファサード」. Antonyms: 「背面」, 「裏面」.

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

1. 物ものの前まえの面めん。
2. 正まさしく向き合むきあう方向ほうこう。
3. まともに対たいすること。
4. 能舞台のうぶたいの中央ちゅうおうから前まえの部分ぶぶん。