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    3. 面子を立てる

    面子を立てる

    面メン子ツを​立たて​る​

    to save face

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    メンツを立てる

    メンツをたてる

    Verb

    1.
    to save face

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    Characters that make up this word

    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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