片面(かためん)

かためん
noun
one side; single side
1. one side; single side; one face
One side or face of a flat object, as opposed to both sides. Used for paper, discs, tape, and other flat items.
片面(かためん)だけ印刷(いんさつ)する。
To print on one side only.
片面(かためん)テープで壁(かべ)にポスターを貼(は)った。
I stuck a poster on the wall with single-sided tape.
この用紙(ようし)は片面(かためん)にしか書(か)けないので、両面(りょうめん)に書(か)けるものに変(か)えてください。
You can only write on one side of this paper, so please switch to one that allows writing on both sides.

USAGE:
Often used as a modifier: 片面(かためん)印刷(いんさつ) (single-sided printing), 片面(かためん)テープ (single-sided tape). The opposite is 両面(りょうめん) (both sides, double-sided).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 片面(かためん)印刷(いんさつ) (single-sided printing)
  • 片面(かためん)テープ (single-sided tape)
  • 片面(かためん)コピー (single-sided copy)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 両面(りょうめん): both sides, double-sided — the opposite
  • 表面(ひょうめん): surface, front side — specifically the front/top side
  • 裏面(りめん): back side, reverse — the back/underside
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