N2 — outside your level filter
反面
はんめんhanmenN2neutral
Same meaning19
but; even though
- どころかfar from; not just X but even Yattaches at
- がbut; and — a difference stated, or a soft preambleattaches at
- 一方でwhile; on the other hand — two sides of the same thingattaches at
- からといってjust because X, that doesn't mean Y — the conclusion is refusedattaches at
- けどbut; though — the everyday spoken way to say butattaches at
- くせにeven though; and yet — a jab at someone who should know betterattaches at
- もののalthough — the fact stands, and it changes nothing that followsattaches at
- ながらもthough; even while — a restrained, one-person concessionattaches at
- にせよeven if; whether — grants a case in writing, and changes nothingattaches at
- にしてもeven granting; even if it's the case that — one case among severalattaches at
- に対してtoward; against; in response to N — also sets N against something elseattaches at
- のにeven though; despite; and yetattaches at
- たところでeven if you did — and it would get you nowhereattaches at
- てもeven if; even though; no matterattaches at
- と言ってもhaving said that; though I say X — walks back a claim madeattaches at
- としてもeven supposing; even if we take it that — concedes a set-up hypothesisattaches at
- とはいえthat said; granted — the point is conceded, then turned againstattaches at
- ところがhowever; to my surprise — an unexpected turn against what precededattaches at
- ともeven if; no matter how — literary, on the 〜おう/〜よう form or the く formattaches at
All examples3
on the other side of it — a merit against a demerit
この仕事は自由な反面、収入が不安定だ。
kono shigoto wa jiyuu na hanmen, shuunyuu ga fuantei da.
This job is free, but by the same token the income is unstable. neutral
あの子、人見知りする反面、慣れるとよくしゃべるんだよね。
ano ko, hitomishiri suru hanmen, nareru to yoku shaberu n da yo ne.
She's shy with strangers, but on the flip side she talks a lot once she warms up. casual
新しい制度は事務の負担を減らす反面、現場の裁量を狭めるおそれがございます。
atarashii seido wa jimu no futan o herasu hanmen, genba no sairyou o sebameru osore ga gozaimasu.
The new system reduces the clerical burden, but on the other side of it there is a risk of narrowing the discretion of staff on the ground. formal
How it's formed3
All forms1
半面hanmenalternant
味わう半面
the same word in the other kanji; 反面 is the ordinary choice in print, 半面 leans to "the other face of".
Notes
be about the same thing — two unrelated facts read as a non-sequitur under
反面.