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    面目一新

    面めん目もく一いっ新しん

    undergoing a complete change in appearance

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    めんもくいっしんめんぼくいっしん

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    undergoing a complete change in appearance, changing something out of all recognition, a rise in one's reputation
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    新
    あたら.しい・あら.た・あら-・にい-…(8)
    new
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