Vocab Info

N1 Noun

直面(ちょくめん)

confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      サ行変格動詞

    Examples

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      ()直面(ちょくめん)した(とき)(いのち)(おも)みを(かん)じた。

      When I faced death, I felt the weight of life. {confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter}

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      (きみ)はこの(くに)直面(ちょくめん)している問題(もんだい)()っている?

      Do you know the problems this country is facing? {confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter}

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      (おも)いがけない場面(ばめん)直面(ちょくめん)して()硬直(こうちょく)してしまった。

      I froze up when I unexpectedly confronted an unforeseen situation. {confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter}

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      北風(きたかぜ)直面(ちょくめん)して(はし)っていたからか、鼻先(はなさき)(つめ)たくなってしまった。

      Perhaps because I was running facing the north wind, the tip of my nose became cold. {confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter}

      • N1

      ()直面(ちょくめん)するに(いた)って、(いのち)があることがどれだけ素晴(すば)らしいかを実感(じっかん)した。

      Upon confronting death, I realized how wonderful it is to be alive. {confrontation, to face, to confront, to encounter}

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