画面 Screen

Meaning

Primary

Screen

Alternative

Monitor

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The image surface is a screen. Just imagine your computer screen. There's an image on the surface, right? It just happens to move around all the time, like most images on screens these days.

Reading

がめん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜画面

  入力画面

  input screen

  メニュー画面

  menu screen

  ホーム画面

  home screen

• 画面に〜

  画面に映る

  to appear on the screen

  画面にもどる

  to return to a given screen

  画面に映し出す

  to display on a screen

• 画面を〜

  画面を見る

  to look at a screen

  画面を見せる

  to show a screen

  画面をスクロールする

  to scroll on a screen

Context Sentences

ずっとコンピューターの画面ばかり見ていると目が悪くなるよ。

If you stare at computer screens for a long time, your eyesight will get worse.

画面の明るさをもう少し下げてもらってもいいですか？

Can I ask you to turn down the screen brightness a bit?

最近、よく犬の画像が自動で画面に出てくるんです。

Lately, images of dogs often pop up on my screen automatically.

Kanji Composition

1. 画

   が Image
2. 面

   めん Face