満面(まんめん)

まんめん
noun
the whole face; (with a smile) beaming
body-partemotion
1. the whole face; beaming (expression)
The entire face. Used especially in 満面(まんめん)の笑(え)み ('a beaming smile') to describe an expression spread across the whole face.
満面(まんめん)の笑(え)みを浮(う)かべる。
to break into a beaming smile.
彼(かれ)は優勝(ゆうしょう)して満面(まんめん)の笑顔(えがお)だった。
He had a beaming smile after winning the championship.
子供(こども)は欲(ほ)しかったおもちゃをもらって、満面(まんめん)に喜(よろこ)びを表(あらわ)した。
The child, given the toy he had wanted, showed delight all over his face.

Literally 'the whole face.' It almost always appears in set phrases describing an expression that fills the entire face, especially a broad smile.

Common collocations

Usage

満面(まんめん) is rarely used alone; it functions as a modifier (満面(まんめん)の〜) describing how an emotion spreads over the whole face.

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Added 2026.5.21 13:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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