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    3. 面識

    面識

    面めん識しき

    acquaintance

    KMT8News #18+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    めんしき

    Noun

    1.
    acquaintance

    Stroke 0 / 28

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    彼かれとは面めん識しきがありません。

    I have no acquaintance with him. (I don't know him.)

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かの女じょとは以い前ぜん、パーティーで一いち度ど面めん識しきがありました。

    I had an acquaintance with her once before at a party.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かれは多おおくの有ゆう力りょく者しゃと面めん識しきがあり、その人じん脈みゃくが彼かれの成せい功こうを助たすけました。

    He had acquaintances with many influential people, and his connections helped his success.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    初はじめての会かい議ぎでしたが、事じ前ぜんに参さん加か者しゃと面めん識しきがあったのでスムーズに進すすみました。

    It was our first meeting, but it went smoothly because I had prior acquaintance with the participants.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    共きょう通つうの知ち人じんを介かいして面めん識しきを得えることは、人にん間げん関かん係けいを築きずく上うえで有ゆう効こうな手て段だんだ。

    Gaining an acquaintance through a mutual friend is an effective way to build relationships.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
    識
    し.る・しる.す…(3)
    discriminating・know・write
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