Entry
  1. Noun

    firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.

    see 矢面に立つ

    議長が批判の矢面に立った。
    The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
  2. in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

    orig. meaning

Also written 矢表【やおもて】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dart, arrow

Kun
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1294 of 2500
Radical
arrow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 4-5-4SKIP code
0a5.19The Kanji Dictionary
8043.0Four corner code
2363deroo
77e2Unicode hex code
1-44-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3168Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3976New Nelson (John Haig)
2009New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2502Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1733Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1220Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1305Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1092A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
215Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1335Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23929Morohashi
981A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
213Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1566Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
145henshall3
110Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
593Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1393Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1228Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mask, face, features, surface

Kun
おもおもてつら
On
メンベン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
186 of 2500
Radical
face
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

ずらほおつき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 3-5-4SKIP code
3s6.1The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3176deroo
9762Unicode hex code
1-44-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5087Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6566New Nelson (John Haig)
2087New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2590Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2039Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
165A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
904Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
321Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42618Morohashi
395A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
274Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322sakade
1002Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
417henshall3
347Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
117crowley
438Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1876Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1910Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mian4Pinyin reading
myeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level