Japanese symbol for “upside”

プラス面

プラスめん

Romaji: purasumen

advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect

In Japanese, upside is プラス面, read プラスめん (purasumen).

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Meanings

n advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit

Kanji and stroke order

面

mask, face, features

on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
画面	がめん gamen	screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
面倒	めんどう mendou	trouble; bother
面白い	おもしろい omoshiroi	interesting; fascinating; intriguing
場面	ばめん bamen	scene; setting; place (where something happens)
表面	ひょうめん hyoumen	surface; face
方面	ほうめん houmen	direction; district; area

See also: Chinese symbol for “upside”.

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