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N2 Lesson 6: 3/23

反面(はんめん)While, On the other hand, Although, However, On the flip side

Structure

Verb + 反面(はんめん)
［い］Adjective + 反面(はんめん)
［な］Adjective + な(1) + 反面(はんめん)
Noun + である + 反面(はんめん)
Phrase + が + （、）+ 反面(はんめん)

(1) である

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About 反面

反面(はんめん), a noun meaning 'the opposing side', is a construction in Japanese that appears between two phrases, to show two contrasting or opposite features of a single person or thing. This usually translates as 'while (A), (B)', 'although (A), also (B)', 'on the other hand to (A), (B)'.

Being a noun, 反面(はんめん), can be used after any word that could create a modified noun, such as verbs, い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives, or even other nouns followed by である.

Caution

Because 反面(はんめん) is used to express contradictions, it will most often describe a positive and a negative, but cannot describe a positive and another positive, or a negative and another negative.

  • あのパティシエが作(つく)るお菓子(おかし)はとても美味(おい)しそうに見(み)える反面(はんめん)、食(た)べてみると味(あじ)はいまいちだそうだ。
    While the pastries made by that pastry chef look very tasty, the taste is not so good when you try them. (Natural Japanese)
  • あのパティシエが作(つく)るお菓子(かし)はとても美味(おい)しそうに見(み)える反面(はんめん)、とても美味(おい)しいそうだ。
    While the pastries made by that pastry chef look very tasty, apparently, they taste very good. (Unnatural Japanese)

Examples

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    商品(しょうひん)が豪華(ごうか)である反面(はんめん)、参加(さんか)費(ひ)が高額(こうがく)だ。

    While the products may be luxurious, the participation fee is high.

    運動(うんどう)をよくすることは健康(けんこう)のためにいいことである反面(はんめん)、人(ひと)は能力(のうりょく)以上(いじょう)の成果(せいか)を望(のぞ)むため、怪我(けが)をしてしまう傾向(けいこう)がある。

    Although exercising often is good for your health, since people desire achievements beyond their abilities, they tend to injure themselves.

      彼(かれ)は慎重(しんちょう)な反面(はんめん)、消極(しょうきょく)的(てき)なところがあります。

      On the other hand to him being deliberate, he has a conservative side.

      一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしは楽(たの)しい反面(はんめん)、自分(じぶん)で料理(りょうり)したり掃除(そうじ)したりする必要(ひつよう)もある。

      While living alone is fun, it is also necessary for you to do all the cooking, cleaning, and the like.

      厳(きび)しいトレーニングを積(つ)むと筋力(きんりょく)はつく反面(はんめん)、風邪(かぜ)をひきやすくなるらしい。

      Relentlessly training builds physical strength, on the other hand, I seem to become more susceptible to catching a cold.

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