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    3. 直面

    直面

    直ちょく面めん

    confrontation

    N1KMT4News #5+1Emotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ちょくめん

    Noun

    1.
    confrontation

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    to face, to confront, to encounter

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは困こん難なんに直ちょく面めんしています。

    He is facing difficulties.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    私わたしたちは新あたらしい課か題だいに直ちょく面めんしている。

    We are facing new challenges.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    自じ分ぶんの弱よわさに直ちょく面めんすることは、成せい長ちょうのために必ひつ要ようです。

    Facing one's own weaknesses is necessary for growth.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    多おおくの人ひと々びとが経けい済ざい的てきな問もん題だいに直ちょく面めんしている。

    Many people are facing economic problems.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    予よ期きせぬ問もん題だいに直ちょく面めんした際さい、冷れい静せいに対たい応おうすることが求もとめられる。

    When faced with unexpected problems, it is required to respond calmly.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    直
    ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る・なお.き・す.ぐ…(7)
    straightaway・honesty・frankness・fix・repair
    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
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