面目
めんぼく
Romaji:
menboku
Meaning:
Face, honor, reputation
The Japanese term 面目 (めんぼく) means Face, honor, reputation and appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Quick Info: This word appears frequently in JLPT N1 exams. Mastery helps with both reading and listening sections.
✅ Study tip: Learn 面目 (めんぼく / menboku) for meaning “face, honor, reputation”. This is a JLPT N1 word.
- Listen. Repeat two times. Shadow the audio without pausing.
- Chunk it by sound: め · ん · ぼ · く.
- Make a 10 second mnemonic with the meaning: “face, honor, reputation”.
- Write it once. Say めんぼく and menboku as you write.
- Cloze it: 『今日は[ ]を使います。』 Then say the answer with the meaning.
- Review at 10 minutes, 1 day, and 3 days.
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