| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 面 | つら | face (often derog. or vulg.), mug; surface; surrounding area; cheek(s) |
| 全面 | ぜんめん | whole surface, entire |
| 当面 | とうめん | current, urgent, pressing, impending; to confront (an issue), to face (up to something); for the meantime, at present |
| 場面 | ばめん | scene, setting (e.g. of novel) |
| 画面 | がめん | terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo |
| 局面 | きょくめん | checkerboard, aspect, situation |
| 社会面 | しゃかいめん | society or local news page |
| 正面 | しょうめん | front, frontage, facade, main |
| 全面的 | ぜんめんてき | all-out, general, over-all, complete, extensive, full-scale |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface, outside, face, appearance |